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Household of William Purdie (born 1849, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Purdie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purdie, born in 1849 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Purdie, born in 1851 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peterina (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Purdie's household

Male

William

Purdie

Head
Female

Mary

Purdie

Wife
Female

Mary

Purdie

Daughter
Male

William

Purdie

Son
Female

Jane

Purdie

Daughter
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Female

Peterina

Purdie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purdie

Head

Married

32

1849

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Purdie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Purdie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdie

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Purdie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peterina

Purdie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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