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Household of Joseph Porter (born 1848, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Porter, born in 1848 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Porter, born in 1851 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest W (born 1877 in Monton, Lancashire, England), Alfred A (born 1878 in The Brook, Lancashire, England) and Arthur J (born 1881 in The Brook, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother, Frank (born 1851 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Porter's household

Male

Joseph

Porter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Porter

Son
Male

Alfred A

Porter

Son
Male

Arthur J

Porter

Son
Male

Frank

Porter

Brother
Female

Elizabeth H

Fairclough

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Porter

Head

Married

33

1848

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Ernest W

Porter

Son

Single

4

1877

Monton, Lancashire, England

Alfred A

Porter

Son

Single

3

1878

The Brook, Lancashire, England

Arthur J

Porter

Son

Single

0

1881

The Brook, Lancashire, England

Frank

Porter

Brother

-

30

1851

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth H

Fairclough

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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