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Household of William Porter (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porter, born in 1851 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Porter, born in 1854 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, John Porter, born in 1805 in Houghton, Lancashire, England.


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William Porter's household

Male

William

Porter

Head
Female

Lucy

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Richard

Porter

Son
Female

Martha

Porter

Daughter
Male

John

Porter

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porter

Head

Married

30

1851

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Porter

Wife

Married

27

1854

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

John

Porter

Son

Single

7

1874

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Richard

Porter

Son

Single

4

1877

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Martha

Porter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

John

Porter

Father

Widower

76

1805

Houghton, Lancashire, England

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