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Household of Herbert Portway (born 1849, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Herbert Portway and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Portway, born in 1849 in Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Mary Selina Portway, born in 1850 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Helen Rawson (born 1876 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England) and George Percy (born 1877 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Mother, Charlotte Ridley (born 1815 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Herbert's Servant, Martha Elizabeth (born 1854 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert's Servant, Florence (born 1854 in Worton, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Herbert Portway's household

Male

Herbert

Portway

Head
Female

Mary Selina

Portway

Wife
Female

Helen Rawson

Portway

Daughter
Male

George Percy

Portway

Son
Female

Charlotte Ridley

Portway

Mother
Female

Martha Elizabeth

Croxhall

Servant
Female

Florence

Reeves

Servant
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Portway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Portway

Head

Married

32

1849

Suffolk, England

Mary Selina

Portway

Wife

Married

31

1850

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Helen Rawson

Portway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

George Percy

Portway

Son

Single

4

1877

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte Ridley

Portway

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Martha Elizabeth

Croxhall

Servant

Single

27

1854

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Reeves

Servant

Single

27

1854

Worton, Nottinghamshire, England

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