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Household of William Porteous (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

William Porteous and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porteous, born in 1820 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Thomasina Porteous, born in 1819 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomasina (born 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane A W (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alice M M (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Edwin L Proude, born in 1852 in Loftus, Yorkshire, England.


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William Porteous's household

Male

William

Porteous

Head
Female

Thomasina

Porteous

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Jane A W

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Alice M M

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Edwin L

Proude

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porteous

Head

Married

61

1820

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomasina

Porteous

Wife

Married

62

1819

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Porteous

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomasina

Porteous

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane A W

Porteous

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice M M

Porteous

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edwin L

Proude

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Loftus, Yorkshire, England

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