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Household of John Purnell (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Purnell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purnell, born in 1847 in Chilcompton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Purnell, born in 1850 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Catherine M (born 1872 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Charlotte A (born 1873 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Edward J (born 1879 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Piper, born in 1850 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.


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John Purnell's household

Male

John

Purnell

Head
Female

Charlotte

Purnell

Wife
Female

Catherine M

Purnell

Daughter
Female

Charlotte A

Purnell

Daughter
Female

Emily

Purnell

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Purnell

Son
Male

John

Piper

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Purnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purnell

Head

Married

34

1847

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Purnell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Catherine M

Purnell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Charlotte A

Purnell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Emily

Purnell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Edward J

Purnell

Son

Single

2

1879

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

John

Piper

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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