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Household of John Purdie (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 1836 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Purdie, born in 1826 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1861 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, John Newbigging, born in 1847 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Janet

Purdie

Wife
Male

John

Newbigging

Step Son
Female

Jane

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Helen

Purdie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

45

1836

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Purdie

Wife

Married

55

1826

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Newbigging

Step Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Purdie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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