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Household of Eli Purchase (born 1828, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alton, Hampshire, 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.

Eli Purchase and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Purchase, born in 1828 in Medstead, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Betsy Purchase, born in 1832 in East Tisted, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1859 in Medstead, Hampshire, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Herriard, Hampshire, England), Ernest J (born 1873 in Herriard, Hampshire, England) and Frank (born 1875 in Lasham, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eli's Servant, Isaac (born 1860 in Bentworth, Hampshire, England), Eli's Servant, Alfred (born 1865 in Lasham, Hampshire, England), Eli's Servant, George (born 1865 in Bentworth, Hampshire, England) and Eli's Servant, Charles (born 1868 in Lasham, Hampshire, England).


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Eli Purchase's household

Male

Eli

Purchase

Head
Female

Betsy

Purchase

Wife
Female

Ellen

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Purchase

Son
Male

Ernest J

Purchase

Son
Male

Frank

Purchase

Son
Male

Isaac

Winter

Servant
Male

Alfred

Bone

Servant
Male

George

Pointer

Servant
Male

Charles

Chappell

Servant
First name(s) Eli
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Medstead, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Purchase

Head

Married

53

1828

Medstead, Hampshire, England

Betsy

Purchase

Wife

Married

49

1832

East Tisted, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Purchase

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Medstead, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Purchase

Son

Single

11

1870

Herriard, Hampshire, England

Ernest J

Purchase

Son

Single

8

1873

Herriard, Hampshire, England

Frank

Purchase

Son

Single

6

1875

Lasham, Hampshire, England

Isaac

Winter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bentworth, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Bone

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lasham, Hampshire, England

George

Pointer

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bentworth, Hampshire, England

Charles

Chappell

Servant

Single

13

1868

Lasham, Hampshire, England

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