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Household of Martin Purcell (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Martin Purcell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martin Purcell, born in 1836 in , consisted of 11 members. Martin was the head of the household, married to Mary Purcell, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1862 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Michel (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Catharine (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martin's Uncle, John (born 1863 in Ireland), Martin's Aunt, Mary (born 1856 in Ireland), Martin's Uncle, William (born 1823 in Ireland) and Martin's Cousin, Catherine (born 1858 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England).


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Martin Purcell's household

Male

Martin

Purcell

Head
Female

Mary

Purcell

Wife
Female

Maria

Purcell

Daughter
Male

William

Purcell

Son
Male

Michel

Purcell

Son
Male

Joseph

Purcell

Son
Female

Catharine

Purcell

Daughter
Male

John

Scot

Uncle
Female

Mary

Scot

Aunt
Male

William

Higgins

Uncle
Female

Catherine

Percell

Cousin
First name(s) Martin
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martin

Purcell

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Purcell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Maria

Purcell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

William

Purcell

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Michel

Purcell

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Purcell

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Catharine

Purcell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Scot

Uncle

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Mary

Scot

Aunt

Single

25

1856

Ireland

William

Higgins

Uncle

-

58

1823

Ireland

Catherine

Percell

Cousin

Single

23

1858

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

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