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Household of Ronald Porteous (born 1840, Berwickshire)

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.

Ronald Porteous and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ronald Porteous, born in 1840 in Merton, Berwickshire, consisted of 11 members. Ronald was the head of the household, married to Isabella Porteous, born in 1840 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth S (born 1871 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Ronald S (born 1872 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Sarah S (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary F (born 1876 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robina H (born 1878 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and George A (born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ronald's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1801 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Ronald's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1809 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Ronald's -, Mary (born 1820 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Ronald Porteous's household

Male

Ronald

Porteous

Head
Female

Isabella

Porteous

Wife
Female

Elizabeth S

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Ronald S

Porteous

Son
Female

Sarah S

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Robina H

Porteous

Daughter
Male

George A

Porteous

Son
Male

Robert

Hislop

Father-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hislop

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Stenhouse

-
First name(s) Ronald
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ronald

Porteous

Head

Married

41

1840

Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Porteous

Wife

Married

41

1840

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Porteous

Daughter

-

10

1871

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ronald S

Porteous

Son

-

9

1872

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sarah S

Porteous

Daughter

-

7

1874

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary F

Porteous

Daughter

-

5

1876

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robina H

Porteous

Daughter

-

3

1878

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George A

Porteous

Son

-

0

1881

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Hislop

Father-In-Law

Married

80

1801

Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hislop

Mother-In-Law

Married

72

1809

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Stenhouse

-

Unmarried

61

1820

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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