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Household of John Purser (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Purser and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purser, born in 1846 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mahala Purser, born in 1840 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ernest (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Mahala (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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John Purser's household

Male

John

Purser

Head
Female

Mahala

Purser

Wife
Male

Ernest

Purser

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Purser

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Purser

Daughter
Female

Mahala

Purser

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Purser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purser

Head

Married

35

1846

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mahala

Purser

Wife

Married

41

1840

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ernest

Purser

Son

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Purser

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Purser

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mahala

Purser

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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