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Household of George Purdie (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

George Purdie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Purdie, born in 1848 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Purdie, born in 1846 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1876 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Janet (born 1868 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George's Visitor, Graham (born 1843 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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George Purdie's household

Male

George

Purdie

Head
Female

Isabella

Purdie

Wife
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Male

Alexander

Purdie

Son
Female

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Robertson

Servant
Male

Graham

Crawford

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Purdie

Head

Married

33

1848

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Purdie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

-

5

1876

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Purdie

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Purdie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Servant

-

13

1868

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Graham

Crawford

Visitor

Unmarried

38

1843

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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