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Household of Walter Purchase (born 1851, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Purchase, born in 1851 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ruth Purchase, born in 1840 in South Petherton, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth M (born 1876 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1869 in South Petherton, Somerset, England) and Walter Jno (born 1881 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).


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Walter Purchase's household

Male

Walter

Purchase

Head
Female

Ruth

Purchase

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Purchase

Daughter
Male

Robert

Purchase

Son
Male

Walter Jno

Purchase

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Walter

Purchase

Head

Married

30

1851

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Ruth

Purchase

Wife

Married

41

1840

South Petherton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth M

Purchase

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Robert

Purchase

Son

Single

12

1869

South Petherton, Somerset, England

Walter Jno

Purchase

Son

Single

0

1881

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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