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Household of Walter Purdom (born 1819, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eckford, Roxburghshire, 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.

Walter Purdom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Purdom, born in 1819 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Purdom, born in 1830 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes R (born 1855 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary S (born 1857 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth T (born 1862 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Walter's Servant, William (born 1864 in Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Walter Purdom's household

Male

Walter

Purdom

Head
Female

Isabella

Purdom

Wife
Female

Agnes R

Purdom

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Purdom

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth T

Purdom

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rutherford

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wood

Servant
Male

William

Purves

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Purdom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Purdom

Head

Married

62

1819

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Purdom

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes R

Purdom

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary S

Purdom

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth T

Purdom

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rutherford

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Purves

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland

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