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Household of Andrew Potts (born 1838, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
Andrew Potts and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Potts, born in 1838 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Jessie Potts, born in 1843 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1873 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Mother, Janet (born 1814 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Andrew's Governess, Mary (born 1860 in Meretown, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Andrew's Servant, Janet (born 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Andrew's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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Andrew Potts's household
Andrew
Potts
Head
Jessie
Potts
Wife
Elizabeth
Potts
Daughter
Janet
Potts
Daughter
Janet
Potts
Mother
Mary
Purdie
Governess
Janet
Scott
Servant
Margaret
Inglis
Servant
| First name(s) | Andrew |
| Last name | Potts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew | Potts | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Potts | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Potts | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Potts | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Potts | Mother | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Purdie | Governess | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Meretown, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Scott | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Inglis | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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