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Household of Richard Purchase (born 1857, 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.

Richard Purchase and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Purchase, born in 1857 in Hardington, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Edith Purchase, born in 1852 in Hardington, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Rose (born 1876 in Hardington, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Hardington, Somerset, England) and Gilbert (born 1881 in Hardington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother, Mary (born 1827 in Hardington, Somerset, England) and Richard's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Hardington, Somerset, England).


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Richard Purchase's household

Male

Richard

Purchase

Head
Female

Edith

Purchase

Wife
Female

Rose

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Purchase

Son
Male

Gilbert

Purchase

Son
Female

Mary

Rendle

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Rendle

Sister
First name(s) Richard
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Hardington, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Purchase

Head

Married

24

1857

Hardington, Somerset, England

Edith

Purchase

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hardington, Somerset, England

Rose

Purchase

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hardington, Somerset, England

Arthur

Purchase

Son

Single

4

1877

Hardington, Somerset, England

Gilbert

Purchase

Son

Single

0

1881

Hardington, Somerset, England

Mary

Rendle

Mother

Widow

54

1827

Hardington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Rendle

Sister

Single

14

1867

Hardington, Somerset, England

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