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Household of Peter Purves (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Purves and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Purves, born in 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Christia H Purves, born in 1851 in Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth W (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Purves's household

Male

Peter

Purves

Head
Female

Christia H

Purves

Wife
Male

James

Purves

Son
Female

Elizabeth W

Purves

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Purves

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Purves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Purves

Head

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christia H

Purves

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Purves

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Purves

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert H

Purves

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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