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Household of Walter Purches (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Purches and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Purches, born in 1852 in Old Brentford, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emma Purches, born in 1850 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1873 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1876 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Phoebe (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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Walter Purches's household

Male

Walter

Purches

Head
Female

Emma

Purches

Wife
Female

Emma

Purches

Daughter
Male

Walter

Purches

Son
Female

Phoebe

Purches

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Purches
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Old Brentford, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Walter

Purches

Head

Married

29

1852

Old Brentford, Middlesex, England

Emma

Purches

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Purches

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Walter

Purches

Son

Single

5

1876

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Purches

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

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