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Household of Alexander Porteous (born 1853, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, Lanarkshire, 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 1853 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Porteous, born in 1854 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1877 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Grace (born 1873 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1875 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Porteous's household
Alexander
Porteous
Head
Mary
Porteous
Wife
Grace
Douglas
Step Daughter
John
Douglas
Step Son
Alexander
Porteous
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Porteous | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Porteous | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Douglas | Step Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Douglas | Step Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Porteous | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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