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Household of William Purvis (born 1832, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

William Purvis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purvis, born in 1832 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Purvis, born in 1830 in Birtley, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Ann M (born 1866 in Birtley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Stepson, Archibald Pagan, born in 1851 in Birtley, Durham, England.


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William Purvis's household

Male

William

Purvis

Head
Female

Jane

Purvis

Wife
Male

Archibald

Pagan

Stepson
Female

Sarah

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Purvis

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purvis

Head

Married

49

1832

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Purvis

Wife

Married

51

1830

Birtley, Durham, England

Archibald

Pagan

Stepson

Single

30

1851

Birtley, Durham, England

Sarah

Purvis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Birtley, Durham, England

Ann M

Purvis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birtley, Durham, England

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