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Household of James Purdie (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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.

James Purdie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purdie, born in 1837 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie W Purdie, born in 1838 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1873 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Purdie's household

Male

James

Purdie

Head
Female

Annie W

Purdie

Wife
Female

Helen

Purdie

Daughter
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Female

Annie

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Henry

Purdie

Son
Female

Jessie

Purdie

Daughter
Male

David

Purdie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purdie

Head

Married

44

1837

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie W

Purdie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

-

13

1868

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Purdie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Purdie

Son

-

8

1873

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Purdie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Purdie

Son

-

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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