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Household of Henry Purchase (born 1834, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langport, 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.

Henry Purchase and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Purchase, born in 1834 in Knighton, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purchase, born in 1833 in Drayton, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Marian (born 1857 in Drayton, Somerset, England), Samuel (born 1860 in Drayton, Somerset, England), William (born 1862 in Drayton, Somerset, England), John (born 1868 in Drayton, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1871 in Drayton, Somerset, England) and Herbert (born 1874 in Drayton, Somerset, England).


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Henry Purchase's household

Male

Henry

Purchase

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purchase

Wife
Female

Marian

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Purchase

Son
Male

William

Purchase

Son
Male

John

Purchase

Son
Male

Edward

Purchase

Son
Male

Herbert

Purchase

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Knighton, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Purchase

Head

Married

47

1834

Knighton, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Purchase

Wife

Married

48

1833

Drayton, Somerset, England

Marian

Purchase

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Drayton, Somerset, England

Samuel

Purchase

Son

Single

21

1860

Drayton, Somerset, England

William

Purchase

Son

Single

19

1862

Drayton, Somerset, England

John

Purchase

Son

Single

13

1868

Drayton, Somerset, England

Edward

Purchase

Son

Single

10

1871

Drayton, Somerset, England

Herbert

Purchase

Son

Single

7

1874

Drayton, Somerset, England

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