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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1806, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1806 in Dalston, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Porter, born in 1809 in Dalston, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1834 in Dalston, Cumberland, England) and Harriet (born 1835 in Dalston, Cumberland, England). They had 3 grandchildren; John Thos (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Porter's household

Male

Thomas

Porter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

John Thos

Porter

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Porter

Son
Female

Harriet

Porter

Daughter
Male

William

Porter

Grand Son
Male

John

Porter

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Dalston, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porter

Head

Married

75

1806

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Wife

Married

72

1809

Dalston, Cumberland, England

John

Porter

Son

Widower

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Porter

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Porter

Son

Married

47

1834

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Harriet

Porter

Daughter

Married

46

1835

Dalston, Cumberland, England

William

Porter

Grand Son

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Porter

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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