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Household of Alexander Purvis (born 1856, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Purvis and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Purvis, born in 1856 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Purvis, born in 1854 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James Robertson (born 1878 in Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John Patterson (born 1880 in Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Purvis's household
Alexander
Purvis
Head
Mary
Purvis
Wife
James Robertson
Purvis
Son
John Patterson
Purvis
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Purvis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 25 |
| Birth year | 1856 |
| Birth place | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Purvis | Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Purvis | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
James Robertson | Purvis | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John Patterson | Purvis | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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