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Household of Alexander Porter (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porter, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Porter, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Porter's household

Male

Alexander

Porter

Head
Female

Ellen

Porter

Wife
Female

Janet

Porter

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Porter

Son
Female

Ellen

Porter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Porter

Son
Male

James

Porter

Son
Male

George

Porter

Son
Female

Catherine

Porter

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Porter

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Porter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Porter

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Porter

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Porter

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Porter

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Porter

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Porter

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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