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Household of Miriam Purchase (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Miriam Purchase and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Miriam Purchase, born in 1829 in Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Miriam was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; George (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Charles (born 1870 in Somerset, England) and Ann (born 1876 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Miriam's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1858 in North Perrott, Somerset, England) and Miriam's Lodger, Emily (born 1881 in North Perrott, Somerset, England).


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Miriam Purchase's household

Female

Miriam

Purchase

Head
Male

George

Purchase

Son
Male

Charles

Purchase

Son
Female

Ann

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Wilkins

Lodger
Female

Emily

Wilkins

Lodger
First name(s) Miriam
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Miriam

Purchase

Head

Widow

52

1829

Somerset, England

George

Purchase

Son

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Charles

Purchase

Son

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Ann

Purchase

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Wilkins

Lodger

Single

23

1858

North Perrott, Somerset, England

Emily

Wilkins

Lodger

Single

0

1881

North Perrott, Somerset, England

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