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Household of Thomas Purvis (born 1854, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purvis, born in 1854 in Durham, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Purvis, born in 1860 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; E J (born 1878 in Durham, England) and M Rightson (born 1880 in Willington, Durham, England).


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Thomas Purvis's household

Male

Thomas

Purvis

Head
Female

Mary

Purvis

Wife
Female

E J

Purvis

Daughter
Female

M Rightson

Purvis

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Purvis

Head

Married

27

1854

Durham, England

Mary

Purvis

Wife

Married

21

1860

Durham, England

E J

Purvis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

M Rightson

Purvis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Willington, Durham, England

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