George Purcell in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of George Purcell of 30 Lea Street, Kidderminster Old Borough, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): George
Last name: Purcell
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Birth year: 1823
Occupation: Railway Porter
Birth town: Leominster
Birth county: Herefordshire
Birth place: England
Street: 30 Lea Street
Town: —
Parish: Kidderminster Old Borough
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Kidderminster

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary	Last name Purcell	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 52	Birth year 1829	Occupation -	Birth place Glasbury, Radnorshire, Wales
First name(s) Mary A	Last name Purcell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Rug Weaver	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Richard	Last name Purcell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Card Corrector	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Purcell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Carpet Creeler	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Purcell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Purcell family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes George Purcell and 5 other people

Purcell family summary

NAME: George Purcell
BORN: 1823
BIRTH COUNTY: Herefordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Kidderminster Old Borough, Worcestershire, England