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Household of William Porteous (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, 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 1847 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Porteous, born in 1853 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Reid, born in 1863 in Mid Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Porteous's household
William
Porteous
Head
Agnes
Porteous
Wife
Maggie
Porteous
Daughter
John
Porteous
Son
James
Porteous
Son
Robert
Porteous
Son
John
Reid
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Porteous | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Porteous | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Porteous | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Porteous | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Porteous | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Porteous | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Reid | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Mid Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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