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Household of James Purdie (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purdie, born in 1839 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Purdie, born in 1843 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; William (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1868 in England), James (born 1869 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Purdie's household

Male

James

Purdie

Head
Female

Mary

Purdie

Wife
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Female

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Charles

Purdie

Son
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Female

Janet

Purdie

Daughter
Male

John

Purdie

Son
Male

Alexander

Purdie

Son
Male

Andrew

Purdie

Son
Female

Mary

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Purdie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purdie

Head

Married

42

1839

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Purdie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

England

James

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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