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Household of Robert Porteous (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Robert Porteous and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Porteous, born in 1843 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Porteous, born in 1843 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1865 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, Joseph Brown, born in 1859 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Porteous's household

Male

Robert

Porteous

Head
Female

Euphemia

Porteous

Wife
Male

Joseph

Brown

Brother-In-Law
Male

Peter

Porteous

Son
Male

James

Porteous

Son
Male

Robert

Porteous

Son
Male

William

Porteous

Son
Female

Mary

Porteous

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Porteous

Head

Married

38

1843

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Porteous

Wife

Married

38

1843

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Brown

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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