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Household of Richard Purdham (born 1854, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Purdham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Purdham, born in 1854 in Grasmere, Westmorland, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Purdham, born in 1853 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1881 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Purdham's household

Male

Richard

Purdham

Head
Female

Sarah

Purdham

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Purdham

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Purdham

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Purdham

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Purdham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Grasmere, Westmorland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Purdham

Head

Married

27

1854

Grasmere, Westmorland, England

Sarah

Purdham

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Mary Jane

Purdham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Purdham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Purdham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

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