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Household of John Porter (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 1839 in Kirton, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Porter, born in 1844 in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England), John (born 1866 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England) and Sarah Elizabeth (born 1880 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Taylor, born in 1867 in Kirton, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Porter

Wife
Male

William

Porter

Son
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Robert

Porter

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Porter

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter
Female

Ann

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirton, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ann

Porter

Wife

Married

37

1844

Horbling, Lincolnshire, England

William

Porter

Son

Single

17

1864

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

John

Porter

Son

Single

15

1866

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Porter

Son

Single

15

1866

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ann

Porter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Ann

Taylor

Servant

Single

14

1867

Kirton, Lincolnshire, England

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