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Household of Andrew Potter (born 1846, West Lothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Andrew Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Potter, born in 1846 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Maria Potter, born in 1842 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Marian (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John J (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James E (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and William (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Wife Married, Maria (born 1842 in London, Middlesex, England) and Andrew's Brother In Law, John M (born 1840 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Andrew Potter's household

Male

Andrew

Potter

Head
Female

Maria

Potter

Wife Married
Female

Marian

Potter

Daughter
Male

John J

Potter

Son
Male

James E

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

John M

Elliot

Brother In Law
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Potter

Head

Married

35

1846

Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Maria

Potter

Wife Married

Married

39

1842

London, Middlesex, England

Marian

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John J

Potter

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

James E

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

John M

Elliot

Brother In Law

-

41

1840

City of London, Middlesex, England

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