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Household of John Porteous (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteous, born in 1849 in Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Porteous, born in 1850 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Porteous's household

Male

John

Porteous

Head
Female

Mary

Porteous

Wife
Male

James

Porteous

Son
Male

John

Porteous

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Porteous

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteous

Head

Married

32

1849

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Porteous

Wife

Married

31

1850

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Porteous

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Porteous

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Porteous

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Porteous

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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