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Household of Thomas Purvis (born 1848, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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.

Thomas Purvis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purvis, born in 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purvis, born in 1839 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; Herbert (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Amy (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Alice Hayes, born in 1865 in Eighton Banks, Durham, England.


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Thomas Purvis's household

Male

Thomas

Purvis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Wife
Male

Herbert

Purvis

Son
Female

Gertrude

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Amy

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hayes

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Purvis

Head

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Purvis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Durham, England

Herbert

Purvis

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Gertrude

Purvis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Amy

Purvis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice

Hayes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Eighton Banks, Durham, England

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