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Household of Matthew Purdon (born 1849, 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.

Matthew Purdon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Purdon, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Janet Purdon, born in 1847 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Purdon's household

Male

Matthew

Purdon

Head
Female

Janet

Purdon

Wife
Female

Janet

Purdon

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Purdon

Son
Male

Matthew

Purdon

Son
Female

Ann

Purdon

Daughter
Male

James

Purdon

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Purdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Purdon

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Purdon

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Purdon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Purdon

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Purdon

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Purdon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdon

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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