James Grindlay
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Household of Finlay W Potter (born 1848, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, 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.
Finlay W Potter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay W Potter, born in 1848 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Finlay W was the head of the household, married to Elsie Potter, born in 1853 in Campbeltown, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1880 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Finlay W's Mother, Ellen (born 1805 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Finlay W's Servant, Peter (born 1864 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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Finlay W Potter's household
Finlay W
Potter
Head
Elsie
Potter
Wife
William
Potter
Son
Janet
Potter
Daughter
Ellen
Potter
Daughter
Ellen
Potter
Mother
Peter
Bow
Servant
| First name(s) | Finlay W |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finlay W | Potter | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elsie | Potter | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Campbeltown, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
William | Potter | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Potter | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Potter | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Potter | Mother | - | 76 | 1805 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Bow | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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