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Household of John Porteous (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteous, born in 1827 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Porteous, born in 1828 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1861 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1863 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Betsey (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Porteous's household

Male

John

Porteous

Head
Female

Christina

Porteous

Wife
Male

Thomas

Porteous

Son
Male

John

Porteous

Son
Female

Christina

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Annie

Porteous

Daughter
Male

James

Porteous

Son
Female

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Porteous

Son
Male

Alexander

Porteous

Son
Female

Betsey

Porteous

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteous

Head

Married

54

1827

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Porteous

Wife

Married

53

1828

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Porteous

Son

-

22

1859

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Porteous

Daughter

-

20

1861

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Porteous

Son

-

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter

-

13

1868

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Porteous

Son

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Porteous

Son

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsey

Porteous

Daughter

-

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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