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Household of John Porteus (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteus, born in 1834 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Porteus, born in 1841 in Winlaton, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth M (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary F (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas W (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ann J Or I (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), Dora (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Alfred J (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Porteus's household

Male

John

Porteus

Head
Female

Margaret A

Porteus

Wife
Male

John

Porteus

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Porteus

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Porteus

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Porteus

Son
Female

Ann J Or I

Porteus

Daughter
Female

Dora

Porteus

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Porteus

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Porteus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteus

Head

Married

47

1834

Felling, Durham, England

Margaret A

Porteus

Wife

Married

40

1841

Winlaton, Durham, England

John

Porteus

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth M

Porteus

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary F

Porteus

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas W

Porteus

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann J Or I

Porteus

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Dora

Porteus

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Alfred J

Porteus

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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