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Household of Peter Purves (born 1845, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Purves, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Purves, born in 1847 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Robert (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Peter Purves's household
Peter
Purves
Head
Mary Ann
Purves
Wife
George
Purves
Son
Alexander
Purves
Son
Ann
Purves
Daughter
John
Purves
Son
William
Purves
Son
William
Smeaton
Boarder
Robert
Smeaton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Purves |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Purves | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Purves | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
George | Purves | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Purves | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Purves | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Purves | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Purves | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Smeaton | Boarder | Married | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Smeaton | Boarder | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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