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Household of Richard Purdom (born 1845, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 Purdom and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Purdom, born in 1845 in South Hetton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Catherine Purdom, born in 1843 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Matthew (born 1861 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Thomason (born 1869 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Richard (born 1876 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and William (born 1881 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).
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Richard Purdom's household
Richard
Purdom
Head
Catherine
Purdom
Wife
Matthew
Purdom
Son
Elizabeth
Purdom
Daughter
Thomason
Purdom
Daughter
Mary Ann
Purdom
Daughter
Richard
Purdom
Son
Margaret
Purdom
Daughter
William
Purdom
Son
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Purdom |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | South Hetton, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Purdom | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | South Hetton, Durham, England | |
Catherine | Purdom | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Matthew | Purdom | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Purdom | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Thomason | Purdom | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Mary Ann | Purdom | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Richard | Purdom | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Purdom | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
William | Purdom | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England |
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