Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Purdie (born 1852, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdie, born in 1852 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Purdie, born in 1854 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1875 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Stewart (born 1881 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Daniel McKellar, born in 1862 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Annie

Purdie

Wife
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Christina

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Annie

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Stewart

Purdie

Daughter
Male

Daniel

McKellar

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

29

1852

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Purdie

Wife

Married

27

1854

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

-

7

1874

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth J

Purdie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Purdie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Purdie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stewart

Purdie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Daniel

McKellar

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Purdie in Uphall in 1881, and follow the Purdie family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Purdie

We’ve found John Purdie in 154 family trees. Find out more about John Purdie's household and view the Purdie family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census