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Household of John Porteus (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteus, born in 1837 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Porteus, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; George (born 1862 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Ann E (born 1865 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1866 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1867 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1871 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Louise (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Porteus's household

Male

John

Porteus

Head
Female

Sarah

Porteus

Wife
Male

George

Porteus

Son
Female

Ann E

Porteus

Daughter
Female

Emily

Porteus

Daughter
Male

John H

Porteus

Son
Male

William

Porteus

Son
Female

Sarah J

Porteus

Daughter
Female

Clara

Porteus

Daughter
Female

Mary

Porteus

Daughter
Female

Florence

Porteus

Daughter
Male

Louise

Porteus

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Porteus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteus

Head

Married

44

1837

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Porteus

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

George

Porteus

Son

Single

19

1862

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Porteus

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Porteus

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John H

Porteus

Son

Single

14

1867

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

William

Porteus

Son

Single

12

1869

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Porteus

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Porteus

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Porteus

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Porteus

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Louise

Porteus

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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