William & Ellen PURCHASE (General)

by m p griffiths , Monday, November 14, 2011, 22:06 (4753 days ago) @ karencoupe123

Here's Rosa with her parents William & Ellen PURCHASE - 1881/ 1871 Census, Herefordshire, Bodenham (some family names here)

1881 Census

England Gate Inn Public House

http://www.english-inns.co.uk/englands-gate/

PURCHASE

William 54 - Farmer & Inn Keeper
Ellen - 44
Flora - 15
Eva - 13
Earnest - 11
Eliz. - 10
Kate -5

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1871 census

PURCHASE

William - 45 Farmer & Innkeeper (2 acres) born Dorsetshire N.K.
Ellen - 35 - born Hampshire, N.K.
Rosa - 7 - born Somersetshire, Castle Kerry
Fluer - 5 - born Herefordshire, Bodenham
Eva - 4
Earnest - 2
Lily - 6 months

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Sarah BRIGHT, Servant, unmarried, 23. Nurse, born Hampshire N.K.
Mary DAW , 14 - General Servant, born Herefordshire, Bodenham

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John PURCHASE, Visitor, Widower, 47, born Dorsetshire, N.K.
Ann PURCHASE, daughter, 14. born Somerset, Castle Kerry
Harry PURCHASE, son - 12, born S CK
Amelia - 7 - born S CK

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John PURCHASE, (c1824) on earlier census, says he was born in Thornford, Dorset, as does William PURCHASE (c1827)

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FreeBDM: Marriage J/F/M Qtr 1862 South Stoneham (in Hampshire)

William PURCHASE and Ellen BURLINGTON

Looking at the 1861 census, this is how William and Ellen met....

1861 Census, Barthomley, Cheshire

George ARKWRIGHT, age 24, born Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire, Curate of Barthomley * Hope Under Dinmore is so near Bodenham....

and included in staff

Ellen BURLINGTON, age 24, (Housemaid) born Mitchitman? Hampshire **

and

William PURCHASE, 34, (Butler) born Thornford, Dorset

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1841 Census, Mitchelmersh, Hampshire

BURLINGTON

James 45, Blacksmith, wife Phebe - 40
Mary 15, Elizabeth 14, Sarah 8, Elenor 6, Martha 4, Phebe 2, Hariet 7 months

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Church of Latter Day Saints:

Christening at Michelmersh, Ellen BURLINGTON, 7 February 1836, parents James & Phoebe