Peter Hamilton Russell
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Household of William Porteous (born 1811, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, Shetland, Scotland
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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 1811 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Porteous, born in 1816 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1846 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary (born 1851 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Agnes Porteous, born in 1819 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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William Porteous's household
William
Porteous
Head
Catherine
Porteous
Wife
Agnes
Porteous
Sister
Ann
Porteous
Daughter
Mary
Porteous
Daughter
William
Porteous
Son
Catherine
Porteous
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Porteous | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Catherine | Porteous | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Agnes | Porteous | Sister | Unmarried | 62 | 1819 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann | Porteous | Daughter | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Porteous | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Porteous | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Catherine | Porteous | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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