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Household of James Porter (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Porter, born in 1849 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Porter, born in 1847 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1814 in Ireland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1849 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Porter's household

Male

James

Porter

Head
Female

Mary

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
Female

Janet

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Porter

Daughter
Male

James

Porter

Son
Female

Jane

Porter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Durie

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Durie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Porter

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Porter

Wife

Married

34

1847

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

-

11

1870

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Porter

Daughter

-

9

1872

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Daughter

-

7

1874

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

-

5

1876

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Porter

Daughter

-

2

1879

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Durie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Ireland

Margaret

Durie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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