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Household of Prior Purvis (born 1813, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Prior Purvis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Prior Purvis, born in 1813 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Prior was the head of the household, married to Matilda Purvis, born in 1816 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Florence (born 1849 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Edith P (born 1856 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Clara C (born 1859 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Prior's Niece, Elizabeth A (born 1850 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Prior's Servant, Mary A (born 1853 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Prior's Servant, Julia A (born 1858 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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Prior Purvis's household

Male

Prior

Purvis

Head
Female

Matilda

Purvis

Wife
Female

Florence

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Edith P

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Clara C

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Searle

Niece
Female

Mary A

Want

Servant
Female

Julia A

Walsh

Servant
First name(s) Prior
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Prior

Purvis

Head

Married

68

1813

Greenwich, Kent, England

Matilda

Purvis

Wife

Married

65

1816

Greenwich, Kent, England

Florence

Purvis

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edith P

Purvis

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Greenwich, Kent, England

Clara C

Purvis

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth A

Searle

Niece

Single

31

1850

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Mary A

Want

Servant

Single

28

1853

Greenwich, Kent, England

Julia A

Walsh

Servant

Single

23

1858

Deptford, Kent, England

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