John Tait
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Household of Thomas Purdie (born 1814, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newlands, Peeblesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purdie, born in 1814 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Lizzie (born 1849 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1853 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1857 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1866 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Edward (born 1862 in Ireland).
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Thomas Purdie's household
Thomas
Purdie
Head
Lizzie
Purdie
Daughter
Helen
Purdie
Daughter
James
Purdie
Son
Jane
Tait
Servant
Margaret
Brannan
Servant
John
Tennant
Servant
Edward
Gallagher
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Purdie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Purdie | Head | Widower | 67 | 1814 | Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Purdie | Daughter | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Purdie | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
James | Purdie | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Tait | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Brannan | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Tennant | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Edward | Gallagher | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ireland |
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