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Household of John Porter (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1818 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Porter, born in 1821 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Sarah (born 1872 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1873 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1878 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Janet

Porter

Wife
Female

Sarah

Porter

Granddaughter
Male

John

Porter

Grandson
Female

Janet

Porter

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Janet

Porter

Wife

Married

60

1821

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Porter

Granddaughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Grandson

-

8

1873

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Porter

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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