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Household of Andrew Potts (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingarth, Buteshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Potts, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Potts, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Andrew, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Mother-In-Law, Janet A (born 1825 in Georgetown, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Andrew's Visitor, Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Potts's household

Male

Andrew

Potts

Head
Female

Sarah

Potts

Wife
Male

Andrew

Potts

Son
Female

Janet A

Carter

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Aird

Visitor
Male

James

Grant

Boarder
Male

Robert

Aird

Boarder
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Potts

Head

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Potts

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Potts

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet A

Carter

Mother-In-Law

Married

56

1825

Georgetown, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Aird

Visitor

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Grant

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Aird

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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