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Household of Joseph Purser (born 1842, Sussex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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 Purser and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Purser, born in 1842 in Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Purser, born in 1842 in Kirdford, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1877 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Harry (born 1878 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Petworth, Sussex, England) and Harriet (born 1881 in Petworth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Kate Heather, born in 1868 in Chiddingfold, Surrey, England.
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Joseph Purser's household
Joseph
Purser
Head
Mary A
Purser
Wife
Alfred
Purser
Son
Harry
Purser
Son
Elizabeth
Purser
Daughter
Harriet
Purser
Daughter
Kate
Heather
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Purser |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Sussex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Purser | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Sussex, England | |
Mary A | Purser | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kirdford, Sussex, England | |
Alfred | Purser | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Petworth, Sussex, England | |
Harry | Purser | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Petworth, Sussex, England | |
Elizabeth | Purser | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Petworth, Sussex, England | |
Harriet | Purser | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Petworth, Sussex, England | |
Kate | Heather | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | Chiddingfold, Surrey, England |
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