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Household of Matthew Purdon (born 1822, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, 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.
Matthew Purdon and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Purdon, born in 1822 in Govan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Alice Purdon, born in 1834 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mathew (born 1861 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1868 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1871 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Henry (born 1839 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Matthew Purdon's household
Matthew
Purdon
Head
Alice
Purdon
Wife
Mathew
Purdon
Son
Janet
Purdon
Daughter
Ann
Purdon
Daughter
Alice
Purdon
Daughter
Elizabeth
Purdon
Daughter
Henry
Twedell
Servant
Ann
Caskie
Servant
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Purdon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Purdon | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Purdon | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mathew | Purdon | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Purdon | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Purdon | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Purdon | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Purdon | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Twedell | Servant | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Caskie | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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