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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
John
Purdie
Head
Janet
Purdie
Wife
John
Newbigging
Step Son
Jane
Purdie
Daughter
Catherine
Purdie
Daughter
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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