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Household of William Portman (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 Portman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Portman, born in 1836 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Portman, born in 1840 in Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Frome, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Frome, Somerset, England), Frederic (born 1877 in Combe Down, Somerset, England), Dorothy (born 1880 in Combe Down, Somerset, England) and Alec (born 1881 in Combe Down, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother Law, Susannah (born 1803 in Wiltshire, England), William's Servant, Harriet (born 1867 in Combe Down, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1840 in Calne, Wiltshire, England).


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William Portman's household

Male

William

Portman

Head
Female

Martha

Portman

Wife
Male

William

Portman

Son
Male

Arthur

Portman

Son
Male

Frederic

Portman

Son
Female

Dorothy

Portman

Daughter
Male

Alec

Portman

Son
Female

Susannah

Bennett

Mother Law
Female

Harriet

Wilcox

Servant
Female

Mary

Helps

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Portman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Portman

Head

Married

45

1836

Bath, Somerset, England

Martha

Portman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wiltshire, England

William

Portman

Son

Single

8

1873

Frome, Somerset, England

Arthur

Portman

Son

Single

6

1875

Frome, Somerset, England

Frederic

Portman

Son

Single

4

1877

Combe Down, Somerset, England

Dorothy

Portman

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Combe Down, Somerset, England

Alec

Portman

Son

Single

0

1881

Combe Down, Somerset, England

Susannah

Bennett

Mother Law

Widow

78

1803

Wiltshire, England

Harriet

Wilcox

Servant

Single

14

1867

Combe Down, Somerset, England

Mary

Helps

Servant

Married

41

1840

Calne, Wiltshire, England

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