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Household of John Purdon (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Purdon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purdon, born in 1826 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Purdon, born in 1833 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Anniebella (born 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jane Graham McCallum, born in 1841 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Purdon's household

Male

John

Purdon

Head
Female

Agnes

Purdon

Wife
Female

Anniebella

Purdon

Daughter
Female

Janet

Purdon

Daughter
Male

Walter

Purdon

Son
Male

James

Purdon

Son
Female

Jane Graham

McCallum

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Purdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purdon

Head

Married

55

1826

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Purdon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Anniebella

Purdon

Daughter

-

14

1867

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Purdon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Walter

Purdon

Son

-

8

1873

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Purdon

Son

-

3

1878

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane Graham

McCallum

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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