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Household of Thomas Portus (born 1830, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Portus and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Portus, born in 1830 in Newham, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Portus, born in 1823 in Lowick, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1860 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Robert (born 1861 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John Kay (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Thomas Portus's household

Male

Thomas

Portus

Head
Female

Mary

Portus

Wife
Female

Mary

Portus

Daughter
Male

Robert

Portus

Son
Female

Margaret

Portus

Daughter
Male

William

Portus

Son
Male

John Kay

Portus

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Portus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Newham, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Portus

Head

Married

51

1830

Newham, Northumberland, England

Mary

Portus

Wife

Married

58

1823

Lowick, Northumberland, England

Mary

Portus

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Portus

Son

Single

20

1861

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Portus

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Portus

Son

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

John Kay

Portus

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

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