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Household of Benjamin Porter (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, England

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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.

Benjamin Porter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Porter, born in 1833 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Emma Porter, born in 1835 in Dawley, Shropshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Niece, Emma (born 1868 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Benjamin's Niece, Matilda (born 1870 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Niece, Emma (born 1875 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Porter's household

Male

Benjamin

Porter

Head
Female

Emma

Porter

Wife
Female

Emma

Thomas

Niece
Female

Matilda

Wilkinson

Niece
Female

Emma

Wilkinson

Niece
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Porter

Head

Married

48

1833

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Porter

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Emma

Thomas

Niece

Single

13

1868

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Matilda

Wilkinson

Niece

Single

11

1870

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Wilkinson

Niece

Single

6

1875

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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