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Household of John Porteous (born 1813)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

John Porteous and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteous, born in 1813 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Porteous, born in 1825 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), John's Step Son, James (born 1857 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1855 in England), John's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Porteous's household

Male

John

Porteous

Head
Female

Bridget

Porteous

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Porteous

Granddaughter
Male

James

O'Brien

Step Son
Male

William

Quinn

Boarder
Male

John

Murphy

Boarder
Male

John

Duffy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteous

Head

Married

68

1813

Ireland

Bridget

Porteous

Wife

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Elizabeth

Porteous

Granddaughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

James

O'Brien

Step Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William

Quinn

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

England

John

Murphy

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

John

Duffy

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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