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Household of Alexander Porteous (born 1817, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenside, 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.

Alexander Porteous and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porteous, born in 1817 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Porteous, born in 1823 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Grace E McGregor, born in 1851 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Porteous's household

Male

Alexander

Porteous

Head
Female

Mary

Porteous

Wife
Male

William

Porteous

Son
Female

Grace E

McGregor

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Porteous

Head

Married

64

1817

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Porteous

Wife

Married

58

1823

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace E

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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