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Household of James Potters (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 Potters and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potters, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Potters, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1810 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Potters's household

Male

James

Potters

Head
Female

Martha

Potters

Wife
Female

Ellen

Potters

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Potters

Daughter
Male

James

Potters

Son
Male

Thomas

Potters

Son
Female

Martha

Potters

Daughter
Male

John

Edmond

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Younger

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Potters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Potters

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Potters

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Potters

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Potters

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Potters

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Potters

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Potters

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Edmond

Boarder

Widower

71

1810

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Younger

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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