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Household of Peter Purdie (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Peter Purdie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Purdie, born in 1842 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purdie, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Purdie's household

Male

Peter

Purdie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purdie

Wife
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Purdie

Daughter
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Female

Mary

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Purdie

Head

Married

39

1842

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purdie

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purdie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Purdie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Purdie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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