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Household of William Purcell (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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.

William Purcell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purcell, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Purcell, born in 1843 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Christopher (born 1843 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), William's Sister, Anne (born 1843 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), William's Nephew, Christopher (born 1865 in Salford, England), William's Nephew, John (born 1867 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), William's Nephew, William (born 1875 in Salford, England), William's Nephew, Robert (born 1878 in Salford, England) and William's Boarder, Keiran (born 1847 in Ireland).


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William Purcell's household

Male

William

Purcell

Head
Female

Ellen

Purcell

Wife
Male

Christopher

Sheffield

Brother In Law
Female

Anne

Sheffield

Sister
Male

Christopher

Sheffield

Nephew
Male

John

Sheffield

Nephew
Male

William

Sheffield

Nephew
Male

Robert

Sheffield

Nephew
Male

Keiran

Gann

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purcell

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Ellen

Purcell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Christopher

Sheffield

Brother In Law

Married

38

1843

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Anne

Sheffield

Sister

Married

38

1843

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Christopher

Sheffield

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Salford, England

John

Sheffield

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

William

Sheffield

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Salford, England

Robert

Sheffield

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Salford, England

Keiran

Gann

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Ireland

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