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Household of Alexander Potter (born 1815, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Potter, born in 1815 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Potter, born in 1825 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1861 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Allison (born 1864 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1876 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Potter's household
Alexander
Potter
Head
Janet
Potter
Wife
John
Potter
Son
Allison
Potter
Daughter
Isabella
Newton
Granddaughter
John
Logie
Boarder
Thomas
McKenny
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Potter | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Janet | Potter | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Potter | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Allison | Potter | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Newton | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Logie | Boarder | Married | 51 | 1830 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | McKenny | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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