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Household of Walter Purchase (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Walter Purchase and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Purchase, born in 1848 in Hardington, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purchase, born in 1841 in Hardington, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Henry W (born 1871 in Hardington, Somerset, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Hardington, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1874 in Hardington, Somerset, England), William G (born 1876 in Hardington, Somerset, England), Ann S (born 1877 in Hardington, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Hardington, Somerset, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Hardington, Somerset, England).


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Walter Purchase's household

Male

Walter

Purchase

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purchase

Wife
Male

Henry W

Purchase

Son
Male

Samuel

Purchase

Son
Male

Frank

Purchase

Son
Male

William G

Purchase

Son
Female

Ann S

Purchase

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Charles

Purchase

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hardington, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Purchase

Head

Married

33

1848

Hardington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Purchase

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hardington, Somerset, England

Henry W

Purchase

Son

Single

10

1871

Hardington, Somerset, England

Samuel

Purchase

Son

Single

9

1872

Hardington, Somerset, England

Frank

Purchase

Son

Single

7

1874

Hardington, Somerset, England

William G

Purchase

Son

Single

5

1876

Hardington, Somerset, England

Ann S

Purchase

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hardington, Somerset, England

Ellen

Purchase

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hardington, Somerset, England

Charles

Purchase

Son

Single

0

1881

Hardington, Somerset, England

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