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Household of Alexander K Porteous (born 1840, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelso, Roxburghshire, 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.
Alexander K Porteous and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander K Porteous, born in 1840 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Alexander K was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Porteous, born in 1847 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella K (born 1869 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas R (born 1876 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander R (born 1878 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander K's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Robertson, born in 1810 in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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Alexander K Porteous's household
Alexander K
Porteous
Head
Mary Ann
Porteous
Wife
Isabella K
Porteous
Daughter
William
Porteous
Son
Thomas R
Porteous
Son
Alexander R
Porteous
Son
John
Porteous
Son
Isabella
Robertson
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander K |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander K | Porteous | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Porteous | Wife | - | 34 | 1847 | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Isabella K | Porteous | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William | Porteous | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas R | Porteous | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Alexander R | Porteous | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Robertson | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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