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Household of John Porter (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porter, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Porter, born in 1831 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1857 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1861 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Stewart (born 1866 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary G Porter, born in 1881 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Porter's household

Male

John

Porter

Head
Female

Mary

Porter

Wife
Female

Mary

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Porter

Granddaughter
Male

James

Porter

Son
Male

Samuel

Porter

Son
Female

Jane

Porter

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Porter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porter

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Porter

Wife

Married

50

1831

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary G

Porter

Granddaughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Porter

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Stewart

Porter

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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