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Household of Alexander Purdie (born 1841, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carstairs, 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.
Alexander Purdie and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Purdie, born in 1841 in Covington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Purdie, born in 1844 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1870 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1872 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Purdie's household
Alexander
Purdie
Head
Janet
Purdie
Wife
Janet
Purdie
Daughter
Grace
Purdie
Daughter
James
Purdie
Son
Catherine
Purdie
Daughter
Marion
Purdie
Daughter
Alexander
Purdie
Son
Helen
Purdie
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Purdie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Purdie | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Purdie | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Purdie | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Purdie | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Purdie | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Purdie | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Purdie | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Purdie | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Purdie | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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