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Household of Thomas A Purvis (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Thomas A Purvis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas A Purvis, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purvis, born in 1844 in England. They had 6 children; James A (born 1869 in England), Frederic (born 1871 in England), Henry (born 1871 in England), Flora (born 1876 in England), Ethel (born 1878 in England) and John (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas A Purvis's household

Male

Thomas A

Purvis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Wife
Male

James A

Purvis

Son
Male

Frederic

Purvis

Son
Male

Henry

Purvis

Son
Female

Flora

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Purvis

Daughter
Male

John

Purvis

Son
First name(s) Thomas A
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas A

Purvis

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purvis

Wife

Married

37

1844

England

James A

Purvis

Son

-

12

1869

England

Frederic

Purvis

Son

-

10

1871

England

Henry

Purvis

Son

-

10

1871

England

Flora

Purvis

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Ethel

Purvis

Daughter

-

3

1878

England

John

Purvis

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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