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Household of John Purves (born 1823)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Berwick, Durham,Northumberland, 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.
John Purves and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purves, born in 1823 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Purves, born in 1825 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1850 in Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John A (born 1862 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England), Agnes (born 1864 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England), Janet (born 1867 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England).
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John Purves's household
John
Purves
Head
Alice
Purves
Wife
Thomas
Purves
Son
Margaret
Purves
Daughter
John A
Purves
Son
Agnes
Purves
Daughter
Janet
Purves
Daughter
Elizabeth
Purves
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Purves |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Purves | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Scotland | |
Alice | Purves | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Scotland | |
Thomas | Purves | Son | Single | 31 | 1850 | Scotland | |
Margaret | Purves | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John A | Purves | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England | |
Agnes | Purves | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England | |
Janet | Purves | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England | |
Elizabeth | Purves | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England |
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