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Household of John Porter (born 1827, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1827 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Porter, born in 1830 in Wimbish, Essex, England. They had 7 children; Emma (born 1855 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Arthur (born 1859 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Rose (born 1860 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Charles (born 1866 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Horace (born 1867 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Edwin (born 1869 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and May (born 1874 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Chapman, born in 1862 in Wimbish, Essex, England.


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Martha

Porter

Wife
Female

Emma

Porter

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Porter

Son
Female

Rose

Porter

Daughter
Male

Charles

Porter

Son
Male

Horace

Porter

Son
Male

Edwin

Porter

Son
Female

May

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chapman

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

54

1827

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Martha

Porter

Wife

Married

51

1830

Wimbish, Essex, England

Emma

Porter

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Arthur

Porter

Son

Single

22

1859

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Rose

Porter

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Charles

Porter

Son

Single

15

1866

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Horace

Porter

Son

Single

14

1867

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Edwin

Porter

Son

Single

12

1869

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

May

Porter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Mary

Chapman

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wimbish, Essex, England

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