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Household of William Porter (born 1845, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porter, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Porter, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander D (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ann Marnoch, born in 1865 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Porter's household

Male

William

Porter

Head
Female

Mary

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
Male

John

Porter

Son
Male

Alexander D

Porter

Son
Female

Ann

Marnoch

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porter

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander D

Porter

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Marnoch

Servant

-

16

1865

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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