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Household of Edwin Henry Purdie (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

Edwin Henry Purdie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Henry Purdie, born in 1841 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Edwin Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mary B Purdie, born in 1841 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Charles Henry (born 1863 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Walter Stanworth (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Florence Ellen (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ada Evelyn (born 1867 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin Henry's Servant, Mary Jane Gill, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Edwin Henry Purdie's household

Male

Edwin Henry

Purdie

Head
Female

Ellen Mary B

Purdie

Wife
Male

Charles Henry

Purdie

Son
Male

Walter Stanworth

Purdie

Son
Female

Florence Ellen

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Ada Evelyn

Purdie

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Gill

Servant
First name(s) Edwin Henry
Last name Purdie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin Henry

Purdie

Head

Married

40

1841

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellen Mary B

Purdie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Islington, Middlesex, England

Charles Henry

Purdie

Son

Single

18

1863

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Walter Stanworth

Purdie

Son

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Florence Ellen

Purdie

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada Evelyn

Purdie

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Gill

Servant

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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