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Household of Stephen Purse (born 1838, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Stephen Purse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Purse, born in 1838 in Southampton, Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Sarah Purse, born in 1839 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1863 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Stephen (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Anne (born 1870 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), George (born 1872 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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Stephen Purse's household

Male

Stephen

Purse

Head
Female

Sarah

Purse

Wife
Male

William

Purse

Son
Female

Sarah

Purse

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Purse

Son
Female

Anne

Purse

Daughter
Male

George

Purse

Son
Female

Ellen

Purse

Daughter
Female

Alice

Purse

Daughter
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Purse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Southampton, Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Purse

Head

Married

43

1838

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Purse

Wife

Married

42

1839

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William

Purse

Son

Single

18

1863

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Purse

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Stephen

Purse

Son

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Anne

Purse

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsea, Hampshire, England

George

Purse

Son

Single

9

1872

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Purse

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Alice

Purse

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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