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Household of James Purchase (born 1831, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weymouth, Dorset, 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.

James Purchase and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purchase, born in 1831 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Purchase, born in 1831 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1861 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Alice M (born 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Annie S (born 1872 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Mary (born 1864 in Wyke Regis, Dorset, England) and James's -, Alfred E (born 1851 in Wiltshire, England).


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James Purchase's household

Male

James

Purchase

Head
Female

Jane

Purchase

Wife
Female

Catherine

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Annie S

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Mary

Russel

-
Male

Alfred E

Birch

-
First name(s) James
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purchase

Head

Married

50

1831

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Jane

Purchase

Wife

Married

50

1831

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Catherine

Purchase

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice M

Purchase

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheerness, Kent, England

Annie S

Purchase

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Mary

Russel

-

Single

17

1864

Wyke Regis, Dorset, England

Alfred E

Birch

-

Single

30

1851

Wiltshire, England

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