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Household of Robert Porter (born 1814, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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.
Robert Porter and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Porter, born in 1814 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Porter, born in 1825 in Wales. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1857 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England) and Francis (born 1851 in Croydon, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; Muriel, born 1881 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), Robert's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Wynford Eagle, Dorset, England), Robert's Servant, Ruth (born 1837 in Wiltshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Carry (born 1863 in Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England).
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Robert Porter's household
Robert
Porter
Head
Sarah
Porter
Wife
Edith
Porter
Daughter
Francis
Kershaw
Daughter
Muriel
Kershaw
Grand Daughter
Martha
Gait
Servant
Emily
Churchill
Servant
Ruth
Grant
Servant
Carry
Lawe
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Porter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Sherborne, Dorset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Porter | Head | Married | 67 | 1814 | Sherborne, Dorset, England | |
Sarah | Porter | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Wales | |
Edith | Porter | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England | |
Francis | Kershaw | Daughter | Married | 30 | 1851 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Muriel | Kershaw | Grand Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | |
Martha | Gait | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
Emily | Churchill | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Wynford Eagle, Dorset, England | |
Ruth | Grant | Servant | Single | 44 | 1837 | Wiltshire, England | |
Carry | Lawe | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England |
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