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Household of Thomas Purdie (born 1815, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.
Thomas Purdie and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Purdie, born in 1815 in Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Purdie, born in 1825 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John L (born 1857 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Lizzie (born 1861 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1865 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, John P Purdie, born in 1866 in Cumnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Thomas Purdie's household
Thomas
Purdie
Head
Mary
Purdie
Wife
John L
Purdie
Son
Lizzie
Purdie
Daughter
Thomas
Purdie
Son
John P
Purdie
Brother
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Purdie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Purdie | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Purdie | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John L | Purdie | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Lizzie | Purdie | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Purdie | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John P | Purdie | Brother | - | 15 | 1866 | Cumnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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