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Household of James Potter (born 1815, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, 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.
James Potter and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potter, born in 1815 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary B Potter, born in 1828 in Jamaica, West Indies. They had 4 children; Mary H (born 1858 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet W (born 1860 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Christina J (born 1862 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and E Douglas (born 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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James Potter's household
James
Potter
Head
Mary B
Potter
Wife
Mary H
Potter
Daughter
Janet W
Potter
Daughter
Christina J
Potter
Daughter
E Douglas
Lindsay
Daughter
Jessie
Ronald
Servant
Mary
Steel
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Potter | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary B | Potter | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Jamaica, West Indies | |
Mary H | Potter | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet W | Potter | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Christina J | Potter | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
E Douglas | Lindsay | Daughter | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Ronald | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Steel | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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