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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porter, born in 1855 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Porter, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Earnest Edward (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edith Elizabeth (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Albert (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Henrietta Ann Noble, born in 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Porter's household

Male

Thomas

Porter

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Porter

Wife
Male

Earnest Edward

Porter

Son
Female

Edith Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter
Male

Thomas Albert

Porter

Son
Female

Henrietta Ann

Noble

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porter

Head

Married

26

1855

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Porter

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Earnest Edward

Porter

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas Albert

Porter

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henrietta Ann

Noble

Servant

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

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