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Household of Peter Porteous (born 1820, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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.
Peter Porteous and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Porteous, born in 1820 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Janet (born 1862 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and La? (born 1871 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
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Peter Porteous's household
Peter
Porteous
Head
Janet
Porteous
Daughter
Agnes
Porteous
Daughter
John
Porteous
Son
La?
Porteous
Daughter
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Newton, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Porteous | Head | Widower | 61 | 1820 | Newton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Porteous | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Agnes | Porteous | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
La? | Porteous | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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