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Household of William Purchase (born 1816, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

William Purchase and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purchase, born in 1816 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Purchase, born in 1817 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Joseph Clifton, born in 1860 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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William Purchase's household

Male

William

Purchase

Head
Female

Martha

Purchase

Wife
Male

Joseph

Clifton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Purchase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purchase

Head

Married

65

1816

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Purchase

Wife

Married

64

1817

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Clifton

Lodger

Single

21

1860

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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