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Household of William Purdie (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 1835 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Eliza (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1876 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, William Reid, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Purdie's household

Male

William

Purdie

Head
Female

Eliza

Purdie

Daughter
Male

William

Reid

Step Son
Male

George

Purdie

Son
Male

James

Purdie

Son
Male

Richard

Purdie

Son
Female

Jane

Purdie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purdie

Head

Widower

46

1835

Ireland

Eliza

Purdie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Reid

Step Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Purdie

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Purdie

Son

-

5

1876

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Purdie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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