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Household of Isabella Porteous (born 1815, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Isabella Porteous and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Porteous, born in 1815 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Peter (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1857 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1862 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Isabella's Boarder, Alexander (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Isabella Porteous's household

Female

Isabella

Porteous

Head
Male

Peter

Porteous

Son
Male

William

Porteous

Son
Female

Jessie

McNicol

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Sheriff

Boarder
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Isabella

Porteous

Head

Widow

66

1815

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Peter

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McNicol

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sheriff

Boarder

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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