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Household of John Purdie (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdie, born in 1828 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Purdie, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas O (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Mary J

Purdie

Wife
Male

John

Purdie

Son
Female

Mary

Purdie

Daughter
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Thomas O

Purdie

Son
Male

James

Purdie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Mary J

Purdie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

John

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas O

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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