Alexander Cant
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Household of Alexander Porteous (born 1841)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porteous, born in 1841 in Haddington, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella C Porteous, born in 1850 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1864 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret A (born 1866 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, James Aikman, born in 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Porteous's household
Alexander
Porteous
Head
Isabella C
Porteous
Wife
William
Porteous
Son
Margaret A
Porteous
Daughter
James
Aikman
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Haddington |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Porteous | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Haddington | |
Isabella C | Porteous | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret A | Porteous | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Aikman | Boarder | - | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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