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Household of John Portass (born 1821, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

John Portass and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Portass, born in 1821 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Portass, born in 1815 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1835 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Wife, Jane (born 1841 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England), John's Boarder Son, James Hy (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder Son, Thomas H (born 1874 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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John Portass's household

Male

John

Portass

Head
Female

Mary

Portass

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mason

Boarder
Female

Jane

Mason

Boarder Wife
Male

James Hy

Mason

Boarder Son
Male

Thomas H

Mason

Boarder Son
Female

Mary

Mason

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Portass
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Portass

Head

Married

60

1821

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Portass

Wife

Married

66

1815

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Mason

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Mason

Boarder Wife

Married

40

1841

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

James Hy

Mason

Boarder Son

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Mason

Boarder Son

Single

7

1874

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mason

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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