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Household of Henry Purfie (born 1846, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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.

Henry Purfie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Purfie, born in 1846 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Purfie, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander T (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Agnes Brodie, born in 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Henry Purfie's household

Male

Henry

Purfie

Head
Female

Ann

Purfie

Wife
Male

Henry

Purfie

Son
Male

Alexander T

Purfie

Son
Female

Charlotte

Purfie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Brodie

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Purfie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Purfie

Head

Married

35

1846

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ann

Purfie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henry

Purfie

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander T

Purfie

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Purfie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brodie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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