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Household of William Portous (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 Portous and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Portous, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Portous, born in 1840 in Newry, Ireland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha J (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emily (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Lawrence (born 1826 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1850 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Peter (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Richard (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Dennis (born 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
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William Portous's household
William
Portous
Head
Susannah
Portous
Wife
Alexander
Portous
Son
Martha J
Portous
Daughter
Eliza
Portous
Daughter
Emily
Portous
Daughter
Mary A
Portous
Daughter
Lawrence
Chew
Lodger
John
Chew
Lodger
Peter
Malone
Lodger
Richard
Broderick
Lodger
Dennis
O'Hara
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Portous |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Portous | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Susannah | Portous | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Newry, Ireland | |
Alexander | Portous | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Martha J | Portous | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Portous | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Emily | Portous | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Portous | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Lawrence | Chew | Lodger | Single | 55 | 1826 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
John | Chew | Lodger | Single | 31 | 1850 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Malone | Lodger | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Broderick | Lodger | Single | 24 | 1857 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Dennis | O'Hara | Lodger | Single | 32 | 1849 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
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