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Household of Alexander Potter (born 1817, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith (Landward), Midlothian, 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.
Alexander Potter and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Potter, born in 1817 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Potter, born in 1817 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1848 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret Oversby, born in 1867 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Potter's household
Alexander
Potter
Head
Jane
Potter
Wife
Margaret
Potter
Daughter
Margaret
Oversby
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Potter | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Potter | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Potter | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Oversby | Granddaughter | - | 14 | 1867 | New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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