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Household of Alexander Porter (born 1821)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porter, born in 1821 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Porter, born in 1823 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Lizzie (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1859 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1865 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Alexander Wilson, born in 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Porter's household

Male

Alexander

Porter

Head
Female

Agnes

Porter

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Porter

Daughter
Female

Maria

Porter

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Porter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Porter

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Agnes

Porter

Wife

Married

58

1823

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Porter

Daughter

Widow

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maria

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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