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Household of John Purdie (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Linton, Peeblesshire, 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 Purdie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdie, born in 1849 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Purdie, born in 1848 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Gudwood (born 1869 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles Penman (born 1871 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Moffat (born 1874 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Agnes Weir (born 1876 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Isabella Moffat (born 1878 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Robert Penman (born 1881 in Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Margaret

Purdie

Wife
Female

Mary Gudwood

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Charles Penman

Purdie

Son
Male

John Moffat

Purdie

Son
Female

Agnes Weir

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Isabella Moffat

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Robert Penman

Purdie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

32

1849

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Purdie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Gudwood

Purdie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles Penman

Purdie

Son

-

10

1871

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Moffat

Purdie

Son

-

7

1874

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes Weir

Purdie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella Moffat

Purdie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert Penman

Purdie

Son

-

0

1881

Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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