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Household of John Purdie (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

John Purdie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdie, born in 1846 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace B Purdie, born in 1843 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1852 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter B (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Grace B

Purdie

Wife
Male

Thomas

Purdie

Son
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Male

John

Purdie

Son
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Male

Walter B

Purdie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

35

1846

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace B

Purdie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Purdie

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter B

Purdie

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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