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Household of Charles W Potts (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Charles W Potts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles W Potts, born in 1850 in Penn, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Charles W was the head of the household, married to Sarah Potts, born in 1852 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1871 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1875 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Charles W (born 1879 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England) and Earnest (born 1881 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles W's Mother, Mary Ann Oakeley, born in 1831 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.


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Charles W Potts's household

Male

Charles W

Potts

Head
Female

Sarah

Potts

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Potts

Son
Male

John

Potts

Son
Female

Mary E

Potts

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Potts

Son
Male

Earnest

Potts

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Oakeley

Mother
First name(s) Charles W
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Penn, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles W

Potts

Head

Married

31

1850

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Potts

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

John

Potts

Son

Single

6

1875

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Charles W

Potts

Son

Single

2

1879

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Potts

Son

Single

0

1881

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Oakeley

Mother

Married

50

1831

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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