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Household of William Porter (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Porter, born in 1833 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Porter, born in 1835 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John S (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Porter's household

Male

William

Porter

Head
Female

Jane

Porter

Wife
Male

William

Porter

Son
Male

John S

Porter

Son
Male

Robert A

Porter

Son
Female

Mary J

Porter

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Porter

Head

Married

48

1833

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Porter

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Porter

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John S

Porter

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert A

Porter

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Porter

Daughter

-

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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