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Household of Robert Porteous (born 1828, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Porteous, born in 1828 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Porteous, born in 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Helen (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, James (born 1836 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Margaret (born 1841 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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Robert Porteous's household
Robert
Porteous
Head
Mary
Porteous
Wife
Andrew
Porteous
Son
John
Porteous
Son
Helen
Erskine
Servant
James
Crawford
Visitor
Margaret
Crawford
Visitor
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Porteous | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Porteous | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Porteous | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Erskine | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Crawford | Visitor | Married | 45 | 1836 | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Crawford | Visitor | Married | 40 | 1841 | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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