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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porter, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Porter, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alexander (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nphew, James (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Nphew, John (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Nce, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Nce, Mary (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Porter's household

Male

Thomas

Porter

Head
Female

Margaret

Porter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Porter

Son
Male

James

Monks

Nphew
Male

John

Monks

Nphew
Female

Elizabeth

Monks

Nce
Female

Mary

Monks

Nce
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porter

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Porter

Wife

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Porter

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Monks

Nphew

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Monks

Nphew

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Monks

Nce

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Monks

Nce

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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