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Household of James Potts (born 1835, Warwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.
James Potts and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potts, born in 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Selina Potts, born in 1838 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Selina (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Edward (born 1855 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), James's Lodger, Robert (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England), James's Lodger, Mary (born 1845 in India) and James's Lodger, Jane (born 1824 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
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James Potts's household
James
Potts
Head
Selina
Potts
Wife
Selina
Potts
Daughter
Sarah
Potts
Daughter
Eliza
Potts
Daughter
Charles
Potts
Son
Edward
Prendle
Lodger
Robert
Kendrick
Lodger
Mary
Perry
Lodger
Jane
Kendrick
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Potts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Potts | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Selina | Potts | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Selina | Potts | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Sarah | Potts | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Eliza | Potts | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Charles | Potts | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Edward | Prendle | Lodger | - | 26 | 1855 | Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales | |
Robert | Kendrick | Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Perry | Lodger | Married | 36 | 1845 | India | |
Jane | Kendrick | Lodger | Widow | 57 | 1824 | Chester, Cheshire, England |
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