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Purchese Family History

Purchese Surname Meaning

see Purchase.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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What did your Purchese ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Purchese. 85% of Purchese women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    85%
  • House Duties (retired)
    16%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Purchese. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Purchese. For the veterans among your Purchese ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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