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Household of Joseph Purchase (born 1859, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wareham, 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.

Joseph Purchase and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Purchase, born in 1859 in Bere Regis, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Purchase, born in 1861 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1881 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England.


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Joseph Purchase's household

Male

Joseph

Purchase

Head
Female

Emma

Purchase

Wife
Male

Walter

Purchase

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Purchase

Head

Married

22

1859

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Emma

Purchase

Wife

Married

20

1861

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Walter

Purchase

Son

Single

0

1881

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

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