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Household of Joseph Purvis (born 1840, Northumberland)
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 Purvis and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Purvis, born in 1840 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Purvis, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas R (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Charles (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, George Cunningham, born in 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
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Joseph Purvis's household
Joseph
Purvis
Head
Margaret
Purvis
Wife
Thomas R
Purvis
Son
Charles
Purvis
Son
Isabella
Purvis
Daughter
Eliza
Purvis
Daughter
George
Cunningham
Nephew
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Purvis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Purvis | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret | Purvis | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Thomas R | Purvis | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Charles | Purvis | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Eliza | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
George | Cunningham | Nephew | Single | 16 | 1865 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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