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Household of James Purdie (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid Calder, 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.

James Purdie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purdie, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Purdie, born in 1845 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1869 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, John Barr, born in 1858 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Purdie's household

Male

James

Purdie

Head
Female

Marion

Purdie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Allan

Purdie

Son
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Male

Thomas

Purdie

Son
Female

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Marion

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Purdie

Son
Male

John

Barr

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purdie

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Purdie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purdie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Purdie

Son

-

12

1869

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

-

10

1871

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Purdie

Son

-

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Purdie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Purdie

Son

-

2

1879

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Barr

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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