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Household of John Porter (born 1850, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1850 in East Lydford, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Porter, born in 1852 in East Lydford, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Rose, born 1880 in West Lydford, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph Parsons, born in 1811 in Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England.


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Fanny

Porter

Wife
Female

Rose

Porter

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Parsons

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place East Lydford, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

31

1850

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Fanny

Porter

Wife

Married

29

1852

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Rose

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Lydford, Somerset, England

Joseph

Parsons

Lodger

Married

70

1811

Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England

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