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Household of John Purdie (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdie, born in 1843 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Purdie, born in 1842 in Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1865 in Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Purdie's household

Male

John

Purdie

Head
Female

Jane

Purdie

Wife
Female

Janet

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Purdie

Daughter
Male

John

Purdie

Son
Female

Marion

Purdie

Daughter
Male

David

Purdie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdie

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Purdie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Purdie

Daughter

-

16

1865

Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Purdie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Purdie

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Purdie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Purdie

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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