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Household of Elizabeth Purdy (born 1824, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 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.

Elizabeth Purdy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Purdy, born in 1824 in Heanor, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Sarah, born 1850 in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England. She had 3 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1877 in Oakthorpe, Derbyshire, England), Maria (born 1880 in Oakthorpe, Derbyshire, England) and George H (born 1880 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Son In Law, John (born 1854 in Oakthorpe, Derbyshire, England) and Elizabeth's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1853 in Houghton, Leicestershire, England).


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Elizabeth Purdy's household

Female

Elizabeth

Purdy

Head
Female

Sarah

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Male

John

Wheatcroft

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Wheatcroft

Grand Daughter
Female

Maria

Wheatcroft

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph

Toon

Son In Law
Male

George H

Toon

Grand Son
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Purdy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Purdy

Head

Widow

57

1824

Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Married

31

1850

North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England

John

Wheatcroft

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Oakthorpe, Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Wheatcroft

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oakthorpe, Derbyshire, England

Maria

Wheatcroft

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oakthorpe, Derbyshire, England

Joseph

Toon

Son In Law

Widower

28

1853

Houghton, Leicestershire, England

George H

Toon

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

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