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Household of John Porter (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Porter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1839 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah L Porter, born in 1842 in Kenson, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John S (born 1869 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Edwin C (born 1873 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Mabel (born 1878 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Antoinette (born 1858 in France), John's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Broughton, Northamptonshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary E (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Hannah L

Porter

Wife
Male

John S

Porter

Son
Male

Edwin C

Porter

Son
Female

Mabel

Porter

Daughter
Female

Antoinette

Girardin

Governess
Female

Mary

Redley

Servant
Female

Mary E

Howard

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

42

1839

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Hannah L

Porter

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kenson, Middlesex, England

John S

Porter

Son

Single

12

1869

Brixton, Surrey, England

Edwin C

Porter

Son

Single

8

1873

Brixton, Surrey, England

Mabel

Porter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lee, Kent, England

Antoinette

Girardin

Governess

Single

23

1858

France

Mary

Redley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Broughton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary E

Howard

Servant

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

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