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Household of Alfred Purchase (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Alfred Purchase and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Purchase, born in 1836 in Hardington, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Matilda Purchase, born in 1834 in Hardington, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1863 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), John (born 1866 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), George (born 1868 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Edwin (born 1872 in Somerset, England) and Annie (born 1876 in Somerset, England).


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Alfred Purchase's household

Male

Alfred

Purchase

Head
Female

Matilda

Purchase

Wife
Male

Henry

Purchase

Son
Male

John

Purchase

Son
Male

George

Purchase

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Purchase

Son
Female

Annie

Purchase

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Hardington, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Purchase

Head

Married

45

1836

Hardington, Somerset, England

Matilda

Purchase

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hardington, Somerset, England

Henry

Purchase

Son

Single

18

1863

Yeovil, Somerset, England

John

Purchase

Son

Single

15

1866

Yeovil, Somerset, England

George

Purchase

Son

Single

13

1868

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Purchase

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Edwin

Purchase

Son

Single

9

1872

Somerset, England

Annie

Purchase

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Somerset, England

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