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Household of John Porteous (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteous, born in 1841 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Porteous, born in 1844 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1872 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Porteous's household

Male

John

Porteous

Head
Female

Rebecca

Porteous

Wife
Male

John

Porteous

Son
Male

William

Porteous

Son
Female

Janet

Porteous

Daughter
Male

George

Porteous

Son
Male

Robert

Porteous

Son
Female

Agnes

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Porteous

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteous

Head

Married

40

1841

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Rebecca

Porteous

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Porteous

Son

-

16

1865

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Porteous

Son

-

11

1870

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Porteous

Daughter

-

10

1871

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Porteous

Son

-

9

1872

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Porteous

Son

-

6

1875

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Porteous

Daughter

-

4

1877

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Porteous

Son

-

2

1879

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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