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Household of James Porter (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monquhitter, 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 1825 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Porter, born in 1835 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Robert Porter, born in 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Porter's household

Male

James

Porter

Head
Female

Margaret

Porter

Wife
Male

Robert

Porter

Son
Female

Eliza

Porter

Daughter
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Joseph

Porter

Son
Female

Helen

Porter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Porter

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place 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

56

1825

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Wife

Married

46

1835

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Porter

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Porter

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Porter

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Porter

Grandson

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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