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Household of John Porter (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1847 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Cathrie Porter, born in 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Cathrie

Porter

Wife
Female

Annie

Porter

Daughter
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Alexander

Porter

Son
Male

William

Porter

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

34

1847

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Cathrie

Porter

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Porter

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Porter

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Porter

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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