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Household of William Porter (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porter, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Porter, born in 1851 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret B (born 1873 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles B (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Ann Burnett, born in 1857 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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William Porter's household

Male

William

Porter

Head
Female

Margaret

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret B

Porter

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Porter

Daughter
Male

William

Porter

Son
Male

Charles B

Porter

Son
Female

Ann

Burnett

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porter

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Porter

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Georgina

Porter

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Porter

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles B

Porter

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Burnett

Sister-In-Law

-

24

1857

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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