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Household of Lancelot Purcell (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

Lancelot Purcell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lancelot Purcell, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Lancelot was the head of the household, married to Kate Purcell, born in 1841 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Lancelot J W (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret L (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emily K (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice M (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Lancelot's Servant, Mary E Edwards, born in 1866 in Wales.


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Lancelot Purcell's household

Male

Lancelot

Purcell

Head
Female

Kate

Purcell

Wife
Male

Lancelot J W

Purcell

Son
Female

Margaret L

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Emily K

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) Lancelot
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lancelot

Purcell

Head

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Kate

Purcell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Lancelot J W

Purcell

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret L

Purcell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily K

Purcell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Purcell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Edwards

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wales

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