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Household of Richard R Porteous (born 1829, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelso, Roxburghshire, 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.

Richard R Porteous and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard R Porteous, born in 1829 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard R was the head of the household, married to Jane A C Porteous, born in 1843 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew M (born 1870 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1876 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard R's Servant, Teresa (born 1861 in -) and Richard R's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Richard R Porteous's household

Male

Richard R

Porteous

Head
Female

Jane A C

Porteous

Wife
Male

Andrew M

Porteous

Son
Female

Catherine

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Richard

Porteous

Son
Female

Teresa

Dunn

Servant
Female

Janet

Cranstown

Servant
First name(s) Richard R
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard R

Porteous

Head

Married

52

1829

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane A C

Porteous

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Andrew M

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Richard

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Teresa

Dunn

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Janet

Cranstown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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