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Household of William Purdon (born 1838, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Purdon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Purdon, born in 1838 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Purdon, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Purdon's household

Male

William

Purdon

Head
Female

Annie

Purdon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Purdon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Purdon

Daughter
Female

Annie

Purdon

Daughter
Female

Janet

Purdon

Daughter
Male

William

Purdon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Purdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Purdon

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Purdon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purdon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Purdon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Purdon

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Purdon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Purdon

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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