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Household of Colin Porteous (born 1829, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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.
Colin Porteous and 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Porteous, born in 1829 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 13 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Porteous, born in 1833 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Robert (born 1852 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Colin (born 1864 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Fred (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Colin's Servant, Elizabeth Whirter, born in 1825 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Colin Porteous's household
Colin
Porteous
Head
Margaret
Porteous
Wife
Robert
Porteous
Son
Colin
Porteous
Son
Margaret
Porteous
Daughter
Annie
Porteous
Daughter
Elizabeth
Porteous
Daughter
Catherine
Porteous
Daughter
Jane
Porteous
Daughter
John
Porteous
Son
James
Porteous
Son
Fred
Porteous
Son
Elizabeth
Whirter
Servant
| First name(s) | Colin |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colin | Porteous | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Porteous | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Colin | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Porteous | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Porteous | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Porteous | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Porteous | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Porteous | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Porteous | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Fred | Porteous | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Whirter | Servant | Unmarried | 56 | 1825 | New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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