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Household of William J Porter (born 1840, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, 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 J Porter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Porter, born in 1840 in Sileby, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Porter, born in 1839 in Radford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie E (born 1862 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England), William H (born 1864 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England), Sarah J (born 1868 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England) and Emily H (born 1879 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Boarder, Louis H (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William J's Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England).


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William J Porter's household

Male

William J

Porter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Porter

Wife
Female

Annie E

Porter

Daughter
Male

William H

Porter

Son
Female

Sarah J

Porter

Daughter
Female

Emily H

Porter

Daughter
Male

Louis H

Ogden

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Porter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sileby, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Porter

Head

Married

41

1840

Sileby, Leicestershire, England

Mary Ann

Porter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Radford, Nottinghamshire, England

Annie E

Porter

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sileby, Leicestershire, England

William H

Porter

Son

Single

17

1864

Sileby, Leicestershire, England

Sarah J

Porter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sileby, Leicestershire, England

Emily H

Porter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sileby, Leicestershire, England

Louis H

Ogden

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fisher

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sileby, Leicestershire, England

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