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Household of John Porter (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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 1842 in St Mary Cray, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Porter, born in 1854 in Butleigh, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Harry S (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), John G (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Ernest A E (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Mabel E J (born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1838 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England) and John's Sister, Jemima (born 1863 in Butleigh, Somerset, England).


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Porter

Wife
Male

Harry S

Porter

Son
Male

John G

Porter

Son
Male

Ernest A E

Porter

Son
Female

Mabel E J

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Porter

Sister
Female

Jemima

Curtiss

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Mary Cray, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

39

1842

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Porter

Wife

Married

27

1854

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Harry S

Porter

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

John G

Porter

Son

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ernest A E

Porter

Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mabel E J

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary

Porter

Sister

Single

43

1838

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

Jemima

Curtiss

Sister

Single

18

1863

Butleigh, Somerset, England

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