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Household of James Porteous (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

James Porteous and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Porteous, born in 1844 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Porteous, born in 1846 in Tudhoe, Durham, England. They had 8 children; James W (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Christopher F (born 1869 in Crook, Durham, England), John G (born 1871 in Crook, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Crook, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Crook, Durham, England), Hereward (born 1877 in Crook, Durham, England), Henry Bowes (born 1879 in Crook, Durham, England) and Hannah Jane (born 1881 in Crook, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary J Chapman, born in 1865 in Crook, Durham, England.


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James Porteous's household

Male

James

Porteous

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Porteous

Wife
Male

James W

Porteous

Son
Male

Christopher F

Porteous

Son
Male

John G

Porteous

Son
Male

Arthur

Porteous

Son
Male

Joseph

Porteous

Son
Male

Hereward

Porteous

Son
Male

Henry Bowes

Porteous

Son
Female

Hannah Jane

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Chapman

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Porteous

Head

Married

37

1844

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Porteous

Wife

Married

35

1846

Tudhoe, Durham, England

James W

Porteous

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Christopher F

Porteous

Son

Single

12

1869

Crook, Durham, England

John G

Porteous

Son

Single

10

1871

Crook, Durham, England

Arthur

Porteous

Son

Single

8

1873

Crook, Durham, England

Joseph

Porteous

Son

Single

6

1875

Crook, Durham, England

Hereward

Porteous

Son

Single

4

1877

Crook, Durham, England

Henry Bowes

Porteous

Son

Single

2

1879

Crook, Durham, England

Hannah Jane

Porteous

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Crook, Durham, England

Mary J

Chapman

Servant

Single

16

1865

Crook, Durham, England

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