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Household of James Potter (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potter, born in 1845 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace H Potter, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Watson, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Potter's household

Male

James

Potter

Head
Female

Grace H

Potter

Wife
Male

James

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

David

Potter

Son
Female

Margaret

Potter

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Potter

Head

Married

36

1845

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace H

Potter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Potter

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Potter

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Potter

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Potter

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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