Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Porter (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dursley, Wiltshire,Gloucestershire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1829 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Porter, born in 1828 in Evercreech, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1858 in Frome, Somerset, England), Isaac W (born 1863 in Frome, Somerset, England), Alfred H (born 1865 in Frome, Somerset, England) and Walter (born 1871 in Frome, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Bessie French, born in 1857 in Frome, Somerset, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Jane

Porter

Wife
Male

Albert

Porter

Son
Male

Isaac W

Porter

Son
Male

Alfred H

Porter

Son
Male

Walter

Porter

Son
Female

Bessie

French

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Frome, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

52

1829

Frome, Somerset, England

Jane

Porter

Wife

Married

53

1828

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Albert

Porter

Son

Single

23

1858

Frome, Somerset, England

Isaac W

Porter

Son

Single

18

1863

Frome, Somerset, England

Alfred H

Porter

Son

Single

16

1865

Frome, Somerset, England

Walter

Porter

Son

Single

10

1871

Frome, Somerset, England

Bessie

French

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Frome, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Porter in Dursley in 1881, and follow the Porter family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Porter

We’ve found John Porter in 461 family trees. Find out more about John Porter's household and view the Porter family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census