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Household of John Purvey (born 1854, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Purvey and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purvey, born in 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Sarah (born 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Sister, Annie (born 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Brother, Thomas (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Brother, Ernest (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Purvey's household

Male

John

Purvey

Head
Female

Sarah

Purvey

Sister
Female

Annie

Purvey

Sister
Male

Thomas

Purvey

Brother
Male

Ernest

Purvey

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Purvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purvey

Head

Single

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Purvey

Sister

Single

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Purvey

Sister

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Purvey

Brother

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ernest

Purvey

Brother

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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