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Household of David Potts (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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.

David Potts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Potts, born in 1849 in Littlebourne, Kent, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potts, born in 1852 in Sandwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1875 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Fred (born 1878 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Kate (born 1880 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitor, Helen (born 1855 in Sandwich, Kent, England) and David's Lodger, ? (born - in -).


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David Potts's household

Male

David

Potts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Wife
Female

Helen

Potts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter
Male

Fred

Potts

Son
Female

Kate

Potts

Daughter
Female

Helen

Matthews

Visitor
Male

?

Matthews

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Littlebourne, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Potts

Head

Married

32

1849

Littlebourne, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sandwich, Kent, England

Helen

Potts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheerness, Kent, England

Fred

Potts

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheerness, Kent, England

Kate

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheerness, Kent, England

Helen

Matthews

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Sandwich, Kent, England

?

Matthews

Lodger

Single

-

-

-

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