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Household of John Porter (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Porter, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Oswald (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Isabella

Porter

Wife
Female

Mary

Porter

Daughter
Female

Ann

Porter

Daughter
Male

Oswald

Porter

Son
Male

James

Porter

Son
Male

John

Stephen

Servant
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

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

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

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Porter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Porter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Oswald

Porter

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Stephen

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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