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Household of Thomas Purvis (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Purvis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purvis, born in 1845 in Hoxton, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Purvis, born in 1847 in Holborn, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Edith E (born 1867 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Beatrice A (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Arthur E (born 1876 in Barnsbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Alfred Cookson, born in 1858 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Purvis's household

Male

Thomas

Purvis

Head
Female

Mary A

Purvis

Wife
Female

Edith E

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Beatrice A

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Purvis

Son
Male

Alfred

Cookson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Purvis

Head

Married

36

1845

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Purvis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Edith E

Purvis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Beatrice A

Purvis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur E

Purvis

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnsbury, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Cookson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

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