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Household of Robert Porteous (born 1843, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, 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.
Robert Porteous and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Porteous, born in 1843 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Isabella (born 1867 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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Robert Porteous's household
Robert
Porteous
Head
Isabella
Porteous
Daughter
Helen
Porteous
Daughter
Alexander
Porteous
Son
Robert
Porteous
Son
Maggie
Porteous
Daughter
Annie
Porteous
Daughter
William
Porteous
Son
John
Porteous
Son
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Porteous | Head | Widower | 38 | 1843 | Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Porteous | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Porteous | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Porteous | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Porteous | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Maggie | Porteous | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Porteous | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Porteous | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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