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Household of Charles Porterfield (born 1844, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Charles Porterfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Porterfield, born in 1844 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Beatrice Porterfield, born in 1843 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Charles Porterfield's household

Male

Charles

Porterfield

Head
Female

Beatrice

Porterfield

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Porterfield

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Porterfield

Daughter
Male

George

Porterfield

Son
Male

Charles

Porterfield

Son
Female

Beatrice

Porterfield

Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Porterfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Porterfield

Head

Married

37

1844

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Porterfield

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Porterfield

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Porterfield

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Porterfield

Son

-

6

1875

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Charles

Porterfield

Son

-

3

1878

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Porterfield

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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