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Household of James Purdie (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, 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.

James Purdie and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purdie, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Monteith Purdie, born in 1834 in Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Purdie's household

Male

James

Purdie

Head
Female

Jessie Monteith

Purdie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purdie

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Monteith

Purdie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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