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Household of Robert Purdie (born 1848, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Robert Purdie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Purdie, born in 1848 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elesabeth Purdie, born in 1847 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret G (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John G (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elesabeth (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Walter (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Purdie's household

Male

Robert

Purdie

Head
Female

Elesabeth

Purdie

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Purdie

Daughter
Male

John G

Purdie

Son
Female

Elesabeth

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Son
Female

Jane

Gray

Daughter
Male

Walter

Gray

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Purdie

Head

Married

33

1848

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elesabeth

Purdie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John G

Purdie

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elesabeth

Gray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gray

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Gray

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Walter

Gray

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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