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Household of Alex Purvis (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alex Purvis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Purvis, born in 1844 in , consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jessie Purvis, born in 1852 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Purvis's household

Male

Alex

Purvis

Head
Female

Jessie

Purvis

Wife
Female

Margaret

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Purvis

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Purvis

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Jessie

Purvis

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Purvis

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Purvis

Son

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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