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Household of Joseph Purnell (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Joseph Purnell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Purnell, born in 1844 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Purnell, born in 1844 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah J (born 1865 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Mary A (born 1868 in Wales), Joseph (born 1871 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1873 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Phillip (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joseph Purnell's household

Male

Joseph

Purnell

Head
Female

Mary A

Purnell

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Purnell

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Purnell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Purnell

Son
Male

George

Purnell

Son
Male

Thomas

Purnell

Son
Male

Phillip

Purnell

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Purnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Purnell

Head

Married

37

1844

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Purnell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Sarah J

Purnell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Purnell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wales

Joseph

Purnell

Son

Single

10

1871

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

George

Purnell

Son

Single

8

1873

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Purnell

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Phillip

Purnell

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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