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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Porter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porter, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Porter, born in 1856 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1881 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Mariam (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Rose A (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder Head, John Gill, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Porter's household

Male

Thomas

Porter

Head
Female

Emma

Porter

Wife
Male

Fred

Porter

Son
Male

Herbert

Porter

Son
Male

John

Gill

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Gill

Wife
Female

Mariam

Gill

Daughter
Female

Rose A

Gill

Daughter
Male

John

Gill

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porter

Head

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Porter

Wife

Married

25

1856

Salford, Lancashire, England

Fred

Porter

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Porter

Son

Single

0

1881

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

John

Gill

Boarder Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gill

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mariam

Gill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rose A

Gill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Gill

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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