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Household of Robert Dobson Purdie (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

Robert Dobson Purdie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dobson Purdie, born in 1848 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 4 members. Robert Dobson was the head of the household, married to Mary Elivia Purdie, born in 1847 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1873 in Penrith, Cumberland, England) and Joseph Henry (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Robert Dobson Purdie's household

Male

Robert Dobson

Purdie

Head
Female

Mary Elivia

Purdie

Wife
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Male

Joseph Henry

Purdie

Son
First name(s) Robert Dobson
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert Dobson

Purdie

Head

Married

33

1848

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary Elivia

Purdie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Penrith, Cumberland, England

William

Purdie

Son

Single

8

1873

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Joseph Henry

Purdie

Son

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

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