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Household of William Porter (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porter, born in 1829 in , consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Porter, born in 1841 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England. They had 13 children; Ellen (born 1855 in Liscard, Cheshire, England), Jannett H (born 1857 in Shropshire, England), Alice P (born 1858 in Shropshire, England), William J (born 1864 in Shropshire, England), Henrietta D (born 1866 in West Indies), Tom (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John B (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ewart G (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Porter's household

Male

William

Porter

Head
Female

Mary

Porter

Wife
Female

Ellen

Porter

Daughter
Female

Jannett H

Porter

Daughter
Female

Alice P

Porter

Daughter
Male

William J

Porter

Son
Female

Henrietta D

Porter

Daughter
Male

Tom

Porter

Son
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Porter

Son
Male

John B

Porter

Son
Male

Ewart G

Porter

Son
Female

Mary L

Porter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter
Male

Frank

Porter

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porter

Head

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Mary

Porter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Porter

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Liscard, Cheshire, England

Jannett H

Porter

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Alice P

Porter

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Shropshire, England

William J

Porter

Son

Single

17

1864

Shropshire, England

Henrietta D

Porter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

West Indies

Tom

Porter

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Porter

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John B

Porter

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ewart G

Porter

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Porter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Frank

Porter

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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