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Household of James Porter (born 1848, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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.

James Porter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Porter, born in 1848 in Thornby, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ely Porter, born in 1848 in Cowbit, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1878 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1880 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, Edward Brainsand, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England.


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James Porter's household

Male

James

Porter

Head
Female

Ely

Porter

Wife
Male

John

Porter

Son
Female

Eliza

Porter

Daughter
Male

Edward

Brainsand

Lodger Head
Male

Thomas

Brainsand

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Thornby, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Porter

Head

Married

33

1848

Thornby, Cambridgeshire, England

Ely

Porter

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cowbit, Yorkshire, England

John

Porter

Son

Single

3

1878

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Brainsand

Lodger Head

-

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Brainsand

Son

Single

4

1877

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

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