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Household of Alexander Porter (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, 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 Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porter, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Porter, born in 1856 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, Robert (born 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1852 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Porter's household

Male

Alexander

Porter

Head
Female

Jane

Porter

Wife
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Robert

Porter

Brother
Male

Alexander

Buchan

Servant
Male

William

Robertson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Porter

Head

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Porter

Wife

Married

25

1856

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Son

-

2

1879

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Porter

Brother

Unmarried

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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