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Household of Thomas Purcell (born 1853, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Thomas Purcell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purcell, born in 1853 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie E Purcell, born in 1855 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; John Thos (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Theresa (born 1823 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1853 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Thomas's Brother In Law, Matthew (born 1857 in Lincolnshire, England).


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Thomas Purcell's household

Male

Thomas

Purcell

Head
Female

Annie E

Purcell

Wife
Male

John Thos

Purcell

Son
Female

Mary A

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Theresa

Fields

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Fields

Brother In Law
Male

Matthew

Fields

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Purcell

Head

Married

28

1853

Shropshire, England

Annie E

Purcell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

John Thos

Purcell

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Purcell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Theresa

Fields

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Fields

Brother In Law

Single

28

1853

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Matthew

Fields

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Lincolnshire, England

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