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Household of Alexander Potts (born 1828, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, 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 Potts and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Potts, born in 1828 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Andrews Or Potts, born in 1830 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alston (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1871 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Potts's household

Male

Alexander

Potts

Head
Female

Mary

Andrews Or Potts

Wife
Female

Alston

Potts

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Potts

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Potts

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Andrews Or Potts

Wife

Married

51

1830

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alston

Potts

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Potts

Son

-

10

1871

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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