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Household of Thomas Porter (born 1849, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stewarton, Ayrshire, 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.

Thomas Porter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Porter, born in 1849 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jean Porter, born in 1848 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1879 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jean Gourlay, born in 1866 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Porter's household

Male

Thomas

Porter

Head
Female

Jean

Porter

Wife
Female

Mary

Porter

Daughter
Female

Ann

Porter

Daughter
Female

Jean

Porter

Daughter
Male

James

Porter

Son
Female

Jean

Gourlay

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Porter

Head

Married

32

1849

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jean

Porter

Wife

Married

33

1848

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Porter

Daughter

-

6

1875

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Porter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jean

Porter

Daughter

-

2

1879

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Porter

Son

-

0

1881

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jean

Gourlay

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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