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Household of Thomas Porteous (born 1828, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Morton, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porteous, born in 1828 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susan Porteous, born in 1831 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1860 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1869 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother-In-Law, Robert Hastings, born in 1837 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Porteous's household

Male

Thomas

Porteous

Head
Female

Susan

Porteous

Wife
Male

Robert

Porteous

Son
Male

John

Porteous

Son
Female

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter
Male

William

Porteous

Son
Male

Ebenezer

Porteous

Son
Male

Thomas

Porteous

Son
Male

Robert

Hastings

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porteous

Head

Married

53

1828

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Susan

Porteous

Wife

Married

50

1831

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Porteous

Son

-

12

1869

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ebenezer

Porteous

Son

-

12

1869

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Porteous

Son

-

10

1871

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Hastings

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

44

1837

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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