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Household of William Porter (born 1803)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 Porter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porter, born in 1803 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Porter, born in 1824 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hance (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Margaret Brownlie, born in 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Porter's household

Male

William

Porter

Head
Female

Jane

Porter

Wife
Male

James

Porter

Son
Male

Hance

Porter

Son
Female

Margaret

Brownlie

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porter

Head

Married

78

1803

Ireland

Jane

Porter

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Porter

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hance

Porter

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brownlie

Niece

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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