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Household of John Porter (born 1831, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1831 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Porter, born in 1839 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; W E (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), E (born 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), A (born 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Emily (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Rosina (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Harding, born in 1867 in Swimbridge, Devon, England.


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife
Male

W E

Porter

Son
Female

E

Porter

Daughter
Female

A

Porter

Daughter
Female

Emily

Porter

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Porter

Daughter
Male

Charles

Porter

Son
Female

Annie

Harding

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

50

1831

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Exeter, Devon, England

W E

Porter

Son

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

E

Porter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnstaple, Devon, England

A

Porter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emily

Porter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Rosina

Porter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Charles

Porter

Son

Single

2

1879

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Annie

Harding

Servant

Single

14

1867

Swimbridge, Devon, England

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