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Household of James Porter (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Porter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Porter, born in 1831 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Porter, born in 1836 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen J G (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1823 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Porter's household

Male

James

Porter

Head
Female

Jane

Porter

Wife
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Alexander

Porter

Son
Male

James

Porter

Son
Female

Helen J G

Porter

Daughter
Male

James

Dalgardno

Boarder
Male

John

Dalgardno

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Porter

Head

Married

50

1831

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Porter

Wife

Married

45

1836

Banffshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Porter

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen J G

Porter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Dalgardno

Boarder

Married

58

1823

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dalgardno

Boarder

Unmarried

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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