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Household of Mark Purves (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.

Mark Purves and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Purves, born in 1826 in , consisted of 5 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Sarah Purves, born in 1825 in Durham, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1852 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mark's Lodger, Patrick (born 1844 in Ireland) and Mark's Lodger, John (born 1840 in Ireland).


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Mark Purves's household

Male

Mark

Purves

Head
Female

Sarah

Purves

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Chumbry

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Corn

Lodger
Male

John

Conley

Lodger
First name(s) Mark
Last name Purves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Purves

Head

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Sarah

Purves

Wife

Married

56

1825

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Chumbry

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Durham, England

Patrick

Corn

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Ireland

John

Conley

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Ireland

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