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Household of Alfred A Potts (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Alfred A Potts and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred A Potts, born in 1846 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Alfred A was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth M Potts, born in 1848 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Hylda M (born 1873 in Leam, Durham, England), Sydney E (born 1875 in Leam, Durham, England), Athol S (born 1876 in Leam, Durham, England), Alfred H (born 1878 in Leam, Durham, England), Mary B (born 1880 in Leam, Durham, England) and Lawrence W (born 1881 in Leam, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred A's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Heworth, Durham, England), Alfred A's Servant, Hannah (born 1860 in Leadgate, Durham, England) and Alfred A's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Kent, England).


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Alfred A Potts's household

Male

Alfred A

Potts

Head
Female

Elisabeth M

Potts

Wife
Female

Hylda M

Potts

Daughter
Male

Sydney E

Potts

Son
Male

Athol S

Potts

Son
Male

Alfred H

Potts

Son
Female

Mary B

Potts

Daughter
Male

Lawrence W

Potts

Son
Female

Jane

Metcalf

Servant
Female

Hannah

Routledge

Servant
Female

Emma

Miskin

Servant
First name(s) Alfred A
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred A

Potts

Head

Married

35

1846

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elisabeth M

Potts

Wife

Married

33

1848

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Hylda M

Potts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leam, Durham, England

Sydney E

Potts

Son

Single

6

1875

Leam, Durham, England

Athol S

Potts

Son

Single

5

1876

Leam, Durham, England

Alfred H

Potts

Son

Single

3

1878

Leam, Durham, England

Mary B

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leam, Durham, England

Lawrence W

Potts

Son

Single

0

1881

Leam, Durham, England

Jane

Metcalf

Servant

Single

20

1861

Heworth, Durham, England

Hannah

Routledge

Servant

Single

21

1860

Leadgate, Durham, England

Emma

Miskin

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kent, England

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