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Household of William Purdy (born 1843, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 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 Purdy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purdy, born in 1843 in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purdy, born in 1845 in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1866 in Brimington, Derbyshire, England), John (born 1871 in Brimington, Derbyshire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, England).


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William Purdy's household

Male

William

Purdy

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purdy

Wife
Male

Eliza

Purdy

Son
Male

John

Purdy

Son
Male

Robert

Purdy

Son
Male

Ernest

Purdy

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Purdy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purdy

Head

Married

38

1843

Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Purdy

Wife

Married

36

1845

Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza

Purdy

Son

Single

15

1866

Brimington, Derbyshire, England

John

Purdy

Son

Single

10

1871

Brimington, Derbyshire, England

Robert

Purdy

Son

Single

8

1873

Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, England

Ernest

Purdy

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, England

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