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Household of John Purchase (born 1832, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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.
John Purchase and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purchase, born in 1832 in North Molton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Purchase, born in 1838 in North Molton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1871 in North Molton, Devon, England), John (born 1876 in North Molton, Devon, England), Daniel N (born 1878 in North Molton, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1880 in North Molton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Somerset, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1866 in North Molton, Devon, England).
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John Purchase's household
John
Purchase
Head
Grace
Purchase
Wife
Mary E
Purchase
Daughter
John
Purchase
Son
Daniel N
Purchase
Son
Charles
Purchase
Son
Jane
Crocker
Servant
John
Sturchess
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Purchase |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | North Molton, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Purchase | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | North Molton, Devon, England | |
Grace | Purchase | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | North Molton, Devon, England | |
Mary E | Purchase | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | North Molton, Devon, England | |
John | Purchase | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | North Molton, Devon, England | |
Daniel N | Purchase | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | North Molton, Devon, England | |
Charles | Purchase | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | North Molton, Devon, England | |
Jane | Crocker | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Somerset, England | |
John | Sturchess | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | North Molton, Devon, England |
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