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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1817, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 1817 in Heworth, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Porter, born in 1806 in Shiremoor, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Sam, born 1851 in Chester, Durham, England. They had 5 grandchildren; William (born 1862 in Chester, Durham, England), Caroline (born 1866 in Waterhouses, Durham, England), Sarah Jane (born 1874 in Waterhouses, Durham, England), Rachel (born 1876 in Waterhouses, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Waterhouses, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, William Brown, born in 1824 in West Rainton, Durham, England.
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Thomas Porter's household
Thomas
Porter
Head
Jane
Porter
Wife
William
Porter
Grand Son
Sam
Porter
Son
Caroline
Porter
Grand Daughter
Sarah Jane
Porter
Grand Daughter
Rachel
Porter
Grand Daughter
Mary Ann
Porter
Grand Daughter
William
Brown
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Porter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Heworth, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Porter | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Heworth, Durham, England | |
Jane | Porter | Wife | Married | 75 | 1806 | Shiremoor, Northumberland, England | |
William | Porter | Grand Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Chester, Durham, England | |
Sam | Porter | Son | Married | 30 | 1851 | Chester, Durham, England | |
Caroline | Porter | Grand Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Waterhouses, Durham, England | |
Sarah Jane | Porter | Grand Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Waterhouses, Durham, England | |
Rachel | Porter | Grand Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Waterhouses, Durham, England | |
Mary Ann | Porter | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Waterhouses, Durham, England | |
William | Brown | Lodger | Single | 57 | 1824 | West Rainton, Durham, England |
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