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Household of Richard Purdy (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Purdy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Purdy, born in 1841 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Purdy, born in 1842 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sophia A (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Purdy's household

Male

Richard

Purdy

Head
Female

Alice

Purdy

Wife
Male

Thomas

Purdy

Son
Male

William H

Purdy

Son
Male

Walter

Purdy

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Purdy

Daughter
Female

Sophia A

Purdy

Daughter
Female

Emily

Purdy

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Purdy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Purdy

Head

Married

40

1841

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Purdy

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Purdy

Son

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William H

Purdy

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Walter

Purdy

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Purdy

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sophia A

Purdy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emily

Purdy

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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