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Household of John Purrett (born 1836, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Purrett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purrett, born in 1836 in Berkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phoebe J Purrett, born in 1841 in Banwell, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Sam G (born 1867 in Banwell, Somerset, England), Lydia (born 1870 in Banwell, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Worle, Somerset, England), John (born 1875 in Banwell, Somerset, England) and Agnes H (born 1880 in Banwell, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Viola A (born 1863 in Taunton, Somerset, England), John's Servant, Emily (born 1868 in Horfield, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Frank (born 1869 in Somerset, England).


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John Purrett's household

Male

John

Purrett

Head
Female

Phoebe J

Purrett

Wife
Male

Sam G

Purrett

Son
Female

Lydia

Purrett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Purrett

Son
Male

John

Purrett

Son
Female

Agnes H

Purrett

Daughter
Female

Viola A

Pearce

Governess
Female

Emily

Milliner

Servant
Male

Frank

Durston

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Purrett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Berkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purrett

Head

Married

45

1836

Berkshire, England

Phoebe J

Purrett

Wife

Married

40

1841

Banwell, Somerset, England

Sam G

Purrett

Son

Single

14

1867

Banwell, Somerset, England

Lydia

Purrett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Banwell, Somerset, England

Thomas

Purrett

Son

Single

9

1872

Worle, Somerset, England

John

Purrett

Son

Single

6

1875

Banwell, Somerset, England

Agnes H

Purrett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Banwell, Somerset, England

Viola A

Pearce

Governess

Single

18

1863

Taunton, Somerset, England

Emily

Milliner

Servant

Single

13

1868

Horfield, Somerset, England

Frank

Durston

Servant

Single

12

1869

Somerset, England

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