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Household of Thomas Purdie (born 1813, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Thomas Purdie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purdie, born in 1813 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purdie, born in 1816 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1857 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1859 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert E (born 1864 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas Purdie's household

Male

Thomas

Purdie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purdie

Wife
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Male

John

Purdie

Son
Male

Robert E

Purdie

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Purdie

Head

Married

68

1813

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Purdie

Wife

Married

65

1816

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert E

Purdie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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