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Household of Joseph Purvis (born 1837, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Purvis and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Purvis, born in 1837 in Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Purvis, born in 1838 in Shadforth, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Whitelee, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Durham, England), Ann (born 1864 in Northumberland, England), Ellen (born 1870 in South Hetton, Durham, England), Jane (born 1874 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Alice (born 1876 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).
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Joseph Purvis's household
Joseph
Purvis
Head
Mary A
Purvis
Wife
John
Purvis
Son
Thomas
Purvis
Son
Ann
Purvis
Daughter
Ellen
Purvis
Daughter
Jane
Purvis
Daughter
Alice
Purvis
Daughter
Joseph
Purvis
Son
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Purvis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Purvis | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Durham, England | |
Mary A | Purvis | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Shadforth, Durham, England | |
John | Purvis | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Whitelee, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Purvis | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Durham, England | |
Ann | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Northumberland, England | |
Ellen | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | South Hetton, Durham, England | |
Jane | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Alice | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Purvis | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England |
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