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Household of John Porter (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary C Porter, born in 1846 in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jenny (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Christina (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Mary C

Porter

Wife
Male

James

Porter

Son
Male

George

Porter

Son
Female

Jane

Porter

Daughter
Male

William

Porter

Son
Male

John

Porter

Son
Female

Jenny

Porter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Porter

Son
Female

Annie

Walker

Servant
Female

Christina

Smellie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Porter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Porter

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Porter

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Porter

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jenny

Porter

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Porter

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Smellie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

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