Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Samuel Purchase (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Samuel Purchase and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Purchase, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1858 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Edward (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Visitor, Lydia (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Samuel's Mother, Martha (born 1798 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Samuel Purchase's household

Male

Samuel

Purchase

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Martha

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Edward

Purchase

Son
Female

Lydia

Humphries

Visitor
Female

Martha

Salt

Mother
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Purchase

Head

Widower

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Purchase

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Purchase

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edward

Purchase

Son

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Lydia

Humphries

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Salt

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel Purchase in Wolverhampton in 1881, and follow the Purchase family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Samuel Purchase

We’ve found Samuel Purchase in 1 family tree. Find out more about Samuel Purchase's household and view the Purchase family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census