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Household of John W Purchase (born 1848, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 W Purchase and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Purchase, born in 1848 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Purchase, born in 1849 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Beatrice E (born 1874 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), William E (born 1875 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), John H (born 1877 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Emily M (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Sydney N (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Mother In Law, Eleanor (born 1820 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and John W's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
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John W Purchase's household
John W
Purchase
Head
Margaret A
Purchase
Wife
Beatrice E
Purchase
Daughter
William E
Purchase
Son
John H
Purchase
Son
Emily M
Purchase
Daughter
Sydney N
Purchase
Son
Eleanor
Kennedy
Mother In Law
Mary A
Williams
Servant
| First name(s) | John W |
| Last name | Purchase |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Chelsea, Middlesex, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John W | Purchase | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Chelsea, Middlesex, England | |
Margaret A | Purchase | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Beatrice E | Purchase | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Finchley, Middlesex, England | |
William E | Purchase | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Hornsey, Middlesex, England | |
John H | Purchase | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hornsey, Middlesex, England | |
Emily M | Purchase | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Sydney N | Purchase | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Eleanor | Kennedy | Mother In Law | Widow | 61 | 1820 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Mary A | Williams | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Westminster, Middlesex, England |
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