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Household of James D Porteous (born 1851, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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.
James D Porteous and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James D Porteous, born in 1851 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James D was the head of the household, married to Isabella Porteous, born in 1854 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; James D (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1874 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Annabella W (born 1875 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), George W (born 1877 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), William S (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James D's Aunt, Isabella C Leask, born in 1816 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
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James D Porteous's household
James D
Porteous
Head
Isabella
Porteous
Wife
James D
Porteous
Son
Isabella M
Porteous
Daughter
Annabella W
Porteous
Daughter
George W
Porteous
Son
William S
Porteous
Son
James
Porteous
Daughter
Isabella C
Leask
Aunt
| First name(s) | James D |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James D | Porteous | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Porteous | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James D | Porteous | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella M | Porteous | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Annabella W | Porteous | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
George W | Porteous | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
William S | Porteous | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Porteous | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella C | Leask | Aunt | Unmarried | 65 | 1816 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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