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Household of Charles S Purdis (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Charles S Purdis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles S Purdis, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. Charles S was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purdis, born in 1848 in England. They had 2 children; Alfred H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William R (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles S's Aunt, Bell A (born 1815 in England) and Charles S's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).


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Charles S Purdis's household

Male

Charles S

Purdis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purdis

Wife
Male

Alfred H

Purdis

Son
Male

William R

Purdis

Son
Female

Bell A

Fletcher

Aunt
Female

Mary

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) Charles S
Last name Purdis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles S

Purdis

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Elizabeth

Purdis

Wife

Married

33

1848

England

Alfred H

Purdis

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William R

Purdis

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

Bell A

Fletcher

Aunt

Unmarried

66

1815

England

Mary

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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