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Household of Alexander Purves (born 1828, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Purves and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Purves, born in 1828 in Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Purves, born in 1850 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Henry T (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie M (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1856 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Purves's household
Alexander
Purves
Head
Jane
Purves
Wife
Henry T
Purves
Son
Annie M
Purves
Daughter
Robert
Cunningham
Boarder
David
Cunningham
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Purves |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Purves | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Purves | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Henry T | Purves | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie M | Purves | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Cunningham | Boarder | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Cunningham | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland |
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