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Household of Robert Purkis (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, 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.

Robert Purkis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Purkis, born in 1838 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Purkis, born in 1840 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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Robert Purkis's household

Male

Robert

Purkis

Head
Female

Catherine

Purkis

Wife
Female

Emma

Purkis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Purkis

Son
Male

Charles

Purkis

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Purkis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Purkis

Head

Married

43

1838

Deptford, Kent, England

Catherine

Purkis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Deptford, Kent, England

Emma

Purkis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Thomas

Purkis

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Charles

Purkis

Son

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

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