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Household of Peter Purvess (born 1843, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Purvess and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Purvess, born in 1843 in Eccles, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Charlotte M Purvess, born in 1847 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Alison B (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane L (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Peter Purvess's household
Peter
Purvess
Head
Charlotte M
Purvess
Wife
Alison B
Purvess
Daughter
Jane L
Purvess
Daughter
William
Purvess
Son
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Purvess |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Purvess | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Charlotte M | Purvess | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alison B | Purvess | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane L | Purvess | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Purvess | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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