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Household of John S Purcell (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 S Purcell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Purcell, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Alice Fanny Purcell, born in 1850 in Chiswick, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ethel Alice (born 1870 in Kidbrooke, Kent, England), Marian (born 1872 in Kidbrooke, Kent, England), John (born 1877 in Lee, Kent, England) and Violet (born 1879 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John S's Servant, Alice E (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and John S's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Middlesex, England).


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John S Purcell's household

Male

John S

Purcell

Head
Female

Alice Fanny

Purcell

Wife
Female

Ethel Alice

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Marian

Purcell

Daughter
Male

John

Purcell

Son
Female

Violet

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Iles

Servant
Female

Alice E

Blake

Servant
Female

Helen

Funnell

Servant
First name(s) John S
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Purcell

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Alice Fanny

Purcell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chiswick, Middlesex, England

Ethel Alice

Purcell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kidbrooke, Kent, England

Marian

Purcell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kidbrooke, Kent, England

John

Purcell

Son

Single

4

1877

Lee, Kent, England

Violet

Purcell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lee, Kent, England

Jane

Iles

Servant

Single

27

1854

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Alice E

Blake

Servant

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Helen

Funnell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

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