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Household of Jane Purchase (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Jane Purchase and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Purchase, born in 1818 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 3 members. Jane was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Jane's Boarder, Herbert (born 1860 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Jane's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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Jane Purchase's household

Female

Jane

Purchase

Head
Male

Herbert

Smith

Boarder
Male

George

Hancock

Boarder
First name(s) Jane
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Purchase

Head

Single

63

1818

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Herbert

Smith

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Exeter, Devon, England

George

Hancock

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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