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Household of William R Porter (born 1856, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 R Porter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Porter, born in 1856 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Christina Porter, born in 1853 in Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret M (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William R (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Nephew, John Fairweather, born in 1870 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William R Porter's household

Male

William R

Porter

Head
Female

Christina

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret M

Porter

Daughter
Male

William R

Porter

Son
Male

John

Fairweather

Nephew
First name(s) William R
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Porter

Head

Married

25

1856

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Porter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Fife, Scotland

Margaret M

Porter

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William R

Porter

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Fairweather

Nephew

-

11

1870

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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