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Household of Michael Purvis (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Michael Purvis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Purvis, born in 1847 in Seaham, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Sarah Purvis, born in 1851 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Michael Purvis's household

Male

Michael

Purvis

Head
Female

Sarah

Purvis

Wife
Female

Isabella

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Purvis

Daughter
First name(s) Michael
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Seaham, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Michael

Purvis

Head

Married

34

1847

Seaham, Durham, England

Sarah

Purvis

Wife

Married

30

1851

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Isabella

Purvis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Purvis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah Ellen

Purvis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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