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Household of Adam Porteous (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.
Adam Porteous and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Porteous, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jessie Porteous, born in 1843 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Adam (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joan (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Adam Porteous's household
Adam
Porteous
Head
Jessie
Porteous
Wife
Adam
Porteous
Son
Jessie
Porteous
Daughter
Helen
Porteous
Daughter
George
Porteous
Son
William
Porteous
Son
Joan
Porteous
Daughter
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Porteous | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Porteous | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Adam | Porteous | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Porteous | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Porteous | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Porteous | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Porteous | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joan | Porteous | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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