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Household of Alexander Porter (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

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 Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Porter, born in 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary W Porter, born in 1855 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother, Robert Porter, born in 1856 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Porter's household

Male

Alexander

Porter

Head
Female

Mary W

Porter

Wife
Male

Alexander

Porter

Son
Female

Catherine

Porter

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Porter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Porter

Brother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Porter

Head

Married

30

1851

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary W

Porter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Porter

Son

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Porter

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Porter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Porter

Brother

Unmarried

25

1856

Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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