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Household of Johnstone Porteous (born 1813, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Johnstone Porteous and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Johnstone Porteous, born in 1813 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Johnstone was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1844 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Johnstone's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1862 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Johnstone's Grandson, John (born 1870 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Johnstone's Grandson, James (born 1873 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Johnstone's Grandson, James (born 1870 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Johnstone Porteous's household

Male

Johnstone

Porteous

Head
Female

Mary

Beattie

Daughter
Male

William

Porteous

Son
Female

Jane

Telfer

Granddaughter
Male

John

Beattie

Grandson
Male

James

Beattie

Grandson
Male

James

Comyn

Grandson
First name(s) Johnstone
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Johnstone

Porteous

Head

Widower

68

1813

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Beattie

Daughter

Widow

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Telfer

Granddaughter

Married

19

1862

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Beattie

Grandson

-

11

1870

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Beattie

Grandson

-

8

1873

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Comyn

Grandson

-

11

1870

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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