District 27, Detroit
August 20, 1850
The Purdy Hotel was located in District 27 of Detroit in 1850. Below are the Employees and Residents of this Hotel on August 20, 1850 Census. There may be some spelling errors, due to the difficulty in reading the hand writing by the census surveyor.
This is an index, for full details view 1850, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan 1850 Census Page 240, Dwelling 1474.
| Last Name | First Name | Age | Relationship | Birth Place |
| Purdy | Wm. T. | 33 | Hotel Proprietor | New York |
| Purdy | Mary | 24 | Wife | Scotland |
| Purdy | Robt. | 67 | Father | Pennsylvania |
| Purdy | Hanah | 61 | Mother | Virginia |
| Purdy | Hanah | 28 | Sister | New York |
| Purdy | Mary | 19 | Sister | New York |
| Purdy | Stephen | 24 | Clerk | New York |
| Burrett | Sophia | 35-Mulatto | Resident | Virginia |
| Cooper | Harriett | 17-Mulatto | Resident | Canada |
| Dancey | Ann | 16 | Resident | Canada |
| Grouan ? | Mary | 18 | Resident | Ireland |
| Milly | Elizabeth | 17 | Resident | New York |
| Morry | Eliza | 17 | Resident | Canada |
| Walsh | Michael | 20 | Clerk | Ireland |
| Cartlesee | Jacob | 24 | Laborer | Germany |
| McKay | John | 20 | Laborer | Canada |
| Richardson | Wm. | 29 | Laborer | Michigan |
| Anderson | Thos. | 26 | Clerk | New York |
| Panory ? | George | 27 | Clerk | New York |
| Brandard | H. | 24 | Clerk | New York |
| Barton | Sam'l | 17 | Printer | Ireland |
| Newton | A.J. | 34 | Actor | Ireland |
| Newton | Harriett | 26 | Wife | New York |
| Newton | Charles | 11 | Son | New York |
| Newton | Henry | 9 | Son | Arkansas |
| Newton | Louisa | 6 | Daughter | Alabama |
| Newton | Samuel | 3 | Son | Ohio |
| Newton | Emma | 2 | Daughter | Ohio |
| Demsey | Michael | 17 | Painter | Canada |
| Fishbasioh ? | Philip | 26 | Painter | Germany |
| Barry | Wm. | 23 | Painter | Ireland |
| Candon | Wm. | 18 | Clerk | Ireland |
| Wales | Robt. | 20 | Sadler | New York |
| McCaughlin | John | 30 | Segar Maker | Ireland |
| Flatorn ? | James | 30 | Clerk | Germany |
| Minard | Wm. | 23 | Clerk | New York |
| Rider | Henry | 25 | Shoemaker | New York |
| Caswell | Thos. | 28 | Clerk | Scotland |
| Wyman | Jacob | 20 | Clerk | Germany |
| Wayne | Fred' B. | 30 | Printer | Ireland |
| Fridell | Charles | 25 | Printer | Canada |
| Thompson | John W. | 32 | Merchant | Scotland |
| Clark | A.F. | 24 | Clerk | Canada |
| Duff | Mary | 28 | Actress | England |
| Allen | Wm. | 25 | Actor | Ireland |
| Knox | John | 22 | Carpenter | Germany |
| Turner | Charles | 26 | Actor | New York |
| Sheperd | Wm. | 19 | Clerk | New York |
| Small | Charles | 24 | Butcher | England |
| Monroe | Robt. | 35 | Surveyor | Massachusetts |
| Inman | Wm. | 23 | Clerk | New York |
| Grangage | Jas. | 28 | Clerk | England |