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Household of Alex Porterfield (born 1839, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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.
Alex Porterfield and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Porterfield, born in 1839 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Christine Porterfield, born in 1836 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Walter R (born 1857 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1863 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Grandson, Charles Porterfield, born in 1881 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
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Alex Porterfield's household
Alex
Porterfield
Head
Christine
Porterfield
Wife
Walter R
Porterfield
Son
Margaret
Porterfield
Daughter
Alexander
Porterfield
Son
Donald
Porterfield
Son
Agnes
Porterfield
Daughter
Robert
Porterfield
Son
Charles
Porterfield
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Porterfield |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Porterfield | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Christine | Porterfield | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Walter R | Porterfield | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Porterfield | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Porterfield | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Donald | Porterfield | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Porterfield | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Porterfield | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Porterfield | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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