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Household of Alexander Purdie (born 1840, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid Calder, Midlothian, 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.
Alexander Purdie and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Purdie, born in 1840 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Purdie, born in 1842 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Mathieson (born 1874 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1876 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Purdie's household
Alexander
Purdie
Head
Agnes
Purdie
Wife
John
Purdie
Son
Alexander
Purdie
Son
James
Purdie
Son
Margaret
Purdie
Daughter
Mathieson
Purdie
Son
Agnes
Purdie
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Purdie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Purdie | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Purdie | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Purdie | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Purdie | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Purdie | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Purdie | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mathieson | Purdie | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Purdie | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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