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Household of Alexander Porter (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porter, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Caelia Porter, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Caelia (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in -).


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Alexander Porter's household

Male

Alexander

Porter

Head
Female

Caelia

Porter

Wife
Female

Caelia

Porter

Daughter
Male

James

Porter

Son
Female

Annie

Porter

Daughter
Male

Peter

Porter

Son
Male

John

Porter

Son
Female

Jeanie

Porter

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Porter

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caelia

Porter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caelia

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Porter

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Porter

Daughter

-

0

1881

-

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