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Tracing Purchases of Walsall and Bloxwich

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silverbox9

silverbox9 Report 29 May 2008 20:36

Anybody any information about the family of jabez and benjamin Puchase, born Walsall Staffs and John Purchase b Bloxwich, their father. Also his second wife Eliza, born Holleman in Rugely, Staffs??
I would welcome any knowledge of this family as I can't find any further back on my own. This semms to be one of the few Purchase families that doesn't originate down South or in the South West and I would love to know why!
Thanks
silverbox9

Diane

Diane Report 29 May 2008 20:42

Not sure what you have.

1881 England Census
about Jabez Purchas
Name: Jabez Purchas
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Wolstanton
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address: 37 John St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Police Constable

Registration district: Wolstanton
Sub registration district: Tunstall
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Purchas 28
Ernest S.J. Purchas 2
Jabez Purchas 29
Robert W. Stanhope 1



Elizabeth is a widow on 1891

1891 England Census
about Elizabeth Purchas
Name: Elizabeth Purchas
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Burslem
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Wolstanton
Sub registration district: Burslem
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Purchas 36
Ernest Purchas 12
Mabel Purchas 9
Maude Purchas 7


1901 Elizabeth's 2nd marriage

Marriages Sep 1892 (>99%)
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Forster Enoch Wolstanton 6b 172
Purchase Elizabeth Wolstanton 6b 172



1901 England Census
about Ernest Purchase
Name: Ernest Purchase
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Stepson
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Newchapel, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Burslem
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Wolstanton
Sub registration district: Burslem
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 108
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Forster 43
Enoch Forster 43
Ernest Purchase 22
Frederick Purchase 11
Maud Purchase 17







Libby

Diane

Diane Report 29 May 2008 20:43

Jabez's marriage perhaps

Marriages Dec 1877 (>99%)
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COOK Elizabeth Walsall 6b 998
Purchase Jabez Walsall 6b 998

Diane

Diane Report 29 May 2008 20:52

Benjamin's marriage perhaps!

Marriages Dec 1872 (>99%)
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Purchase Benjamin Walsall 6b 1062
Taylor Jane Walsall 6b 1062


1881 England Census
about Benjamin Purchase
Name: Benjamin Purchase
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Walsall Foreign
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address: 34 Algernon St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Malleable Iron Caster

Registration district: Walsall
Sub registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Edwin Crook 24
Benjamin Purchase 31
Florance Louisa Purchase 3
Jane Purchase 27
William Henry Purchase 1


silverbox9

silverbox9 Report 13 Oct 2011 00:07

Oh dear. I haven't been on my Genes account for absolutely ages and I really MUST apologise for not contacting you to say thankyou for your information.
As it happens I did have these names and some of the info but you have filled in the detail and I am very grateful. I want go further back and I have a Joseph Purchase in the late 1700's. I can follow his line down to Jabez and then Jabez is easy comparatively. But I can't seem to go back easily and don't know if it's due to no records being made or what.
Anyway, I can't say thanks and sorry enough.
Pauline :-)