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Household of John Purdie (born 1848, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdie, born in 1848 in Darran, Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Purdie, born in 1845 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Catherine Crawford, born in 1841 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Jessie

Purdie

Wife
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Male

John

Purdie

Son
Female

Jeanie

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Crawford

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Darran, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

33

1848

Darran, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Purdie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Purdie

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Purdie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Crawford

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

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