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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porter, born in 1830 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Porter, born in 1829 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1862 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1869 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and F E (born 1871 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Charles W (born 1845 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Sarah J (born 1849 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Porter's household

Male

Thomas

Porter

Head
Female

Ellen

Porter

Wife
Male

William

Porter

Son
Male

Tom

Porter

Son
Female

F E

Porter

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Halford

Lodger
Female

Sarah J

Halford

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porter

Head

Married

51

1830

Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Porter

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William

Porter

Son

Single

19

1862

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Porter

Son

Single

12

1869

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

F E

Porter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Halford

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Halford

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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