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Household of Thomas Porteous (born 1820, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bowden, 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.
Thomas Porteous and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porteous, born in 1820 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Porteous, born in 1821 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret M (born 1847 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1858 in Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John A (born 1861 in Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Porteous's household
Thomas
Porteous
Head
Isabella
Porteous
Wife
Margaret M
Porteous
Daughter
Thomas
Porteous
Son
John A
Porteous
Son
Margaret
McAlpine
Servant
Thomas
Steel
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Porteous | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Porteous | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret M | Porteous | Daughter | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John A | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McAlpine | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Steel | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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