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Household of Peter Porter (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Peter Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Porter, born in 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Porter, born in 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mr In Law, Mary Mc Guinness, born in 1832 in Ireland.


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Peter Porter's household

Male

Peter

Porter

Head
Female

Margaret

Porter

Wife
Male

Thomas

Porter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Porter

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Porter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mc Guinness

Mr In Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Porter

Head

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Porter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Porter

Son

Single

7

1874

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Porter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Porter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Mc Guinness

Mr In Law

Widow

49

1832

Ireland

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