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Household of Thomas Porteous (born 1849, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington Memorial Robertson, 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.
Thomas Porteous and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porteous, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Marion Porteous, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Elizabeth Stewart, born in 1815 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Porteous's household
Thomas
Porteous
Head
Marion
Porteous
Wife
Helen
Porteous
Daughter
Margaret
Porteous
Daughter
John
Porteous
Son
Marion
Porteous
Daughter
David
Porteous
Son
Elizabeth
Stewart
Mother
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Porteous | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion | Porteous | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Porteous | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Porteous | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion | Porteous | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Porteous | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Stewart | Mother | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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