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Household of John Alex Purves (born 1857)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
John Alex Purves and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alex Purves, born in 1857 in , consisted of 9 members. John Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Purves, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Alex's Step Son, David (born 1866 in France), John Alex's Step Son, William (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John Alex's Step Son, George (born 1871 in England), John Alex's Step Son, Andrew (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John Alex's Step Son, Thomas (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Alex Purves's household
John Alex
Purves
Head
Mary
Purves
Wife
David
Scott
Step Son
William
Scott
Step Son
George
Scott
Step Son
Andrew
Scott
Step Son
Thomas
Scott
Step Son
Ethel
Purves
Daughter
Isabella
Purves
Daughter
| First name(s) | John Alex |
| Last name | Purves |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Alex | Purves | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | England | |
Mary | Purves | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Scott | Step Son | - | 15 | 1866 | France | |
William | Scott | Step Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Scott | Step Son | - | 10 | 1871 | England | |
Andrew | Scott | Step Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Thomas | Scott | Step Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ethel | Purves | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Purves | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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