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Household of William Porteous (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 1850 in Jericho, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Porteous, born in 1850 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James H (born 1873 in Jericho, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1877 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1857 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland).
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William Porteous's household
William
Porteous
Head
Mary
Porteous
Wife
James H
Porteous
Son
Joseph
Porteous
Son
Mary A
Porteous
Daughter
James
Henderson
Brother-In-Law
John
Weir
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Porteous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Jericho, 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 | 31 | 1850 | Jericho, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Porteous | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James H | Porteous | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Jericho, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Porteous | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Porteous | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Henderson | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Weir | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Fife, Scotland |
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