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Household of James Porter (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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 Porter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Porter, born in 1838 in North Cheriton, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Porter, born in 1840 in Sherborne, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1863 in North Cheriton, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1864 in Galhampton, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1866 in Galhampton, Somerset, England), James (born 1875 in Galhampton, Somerset, England) and Mabel (born 1880 in Yarlington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, James (born 1800 in Wiltshire, England), James's Father In Law, Charles (born 1811 in Sherborne, Dorset, England) and James's Lodger, Mary (born 1858 in Bathford, Somerset, England).


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James Porter's household

Male

James

Porter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife
Female

Jane

Porter

Daughter
Male

Charles

Porter

Son
Female

Annie

Porter

Daughter
Male

James

Porter

Son
Female

Mabel

Porter

Daughter
Male

James

Porter

Father
Male

Charles

Warr

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Heard

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place North Cheriton, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Porter

Head

Married

43

1838

North Cheriton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Jane

Porter

Daughter

Single

18

1863

North Cheriton, Somerset, England

Charles

Porter

Son

Single

17

1864

Galhampton, Somerset, England

Annie

Porter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Galhampton, Somerset, England

James

Porter

Son

Single

6

1875

Galhampton, Somerset, England

Mabel

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yarlington, Somerset, England

James

Porter

Father

Widower

81

1800

Wiltshire, England

Charles

Warr

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Mary

Heard

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Bathford, Somerset, England

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