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Household of William Purver (born 1846, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guildford, Surrey, 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 Purver and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purver, born in 1846 in Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Purver, born in 1848 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie H (born 1875 in Pentonville, Middlesex, England), Catherine M (born 1877 in Pentonville, Middlesex, England) and Edith E (born 1880 in Godalming, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, John (born 1863 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, Thomas (born 1861 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Purver's household

Male

William

Purver

Head
Female

Catherine

Purver

Wife
Female

Annie H

Purver

Daughter
Female

Catherine M

Purver

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Purver

Daughter
Male

John

Varley

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Morgan

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Purver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purver

Head

Married

35

1846

Hampshire, England

Catherine

Purver

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Annie H

Purver

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pentonville, Middlesex, England

Catherine M

Purver

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pentonville, Middlesex, England

Edith E

Purver

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Godalming, Surrey, England

John

Varley

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Morgan

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

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