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Household of John Porteus (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Porteus and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteus, born in 1850 in Askham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Porteus, born in 1850 in -. They had 4 children; Joseph L (born 1863 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), George H (born 1867 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Walter C (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Henry B (born 1880 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, John Porteus, born in 1812 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Porteus's household

Male

John

Porteus

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Porteus

Wife
Male

Joseph L

Porteus

Son
Male

George H

Porteus

Son
Male

Walter C

Porteus

Son
Male

Henry B

Porteus

Son
Male

John

Porteus

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Porteus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Askham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteus

Head

Married

31

1850

Askham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Porteus

Wife

Married

31

1850

-

Joseph L

Porteus

Son

Single

18

1863

Mile End, Middlesex, England

George H

Porteus

Son

Single

14

1867

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Walter C

Porteus

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry B

Porteus

Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Middlesex, England

John

Porteus

Father

Widower

69

1812

Yorkshire, England

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