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Household of Henry Purchase (born 1852, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Purchase, born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Purchase, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Selina M (born 1869 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England), Emma R (born 1870 in Durham, England), Mary L (born 1875 in Heath Town, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1878 in Heath Town, Staffordshire, England) and Harold R (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Henry Purchase's household

Male

Henry

Purchase

Head
Female

Mary A

Purchase

Wife
Female

Selina M

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Emma R

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Purchase

Daughter
Male

William H

Purchase

Son
Male

Harold R

Purchase

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Purchase

Head

Married

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Purchase

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Selina M

Purchase

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Emma R

Purchase

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Mary L

Purchase

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heath Town, Staffordshire, England

William H

Purchase

Son

Single

3

1878

Heath Town, Staffordshire, England

Harold R

Purchase

Son

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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