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Household of James Potts (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potts, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Potts, born in 1835 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Jane (born 1865 in Walker, Northumberland, England), James (born 1868 in Walker, Northumberland, England), John (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Maria (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and May (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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James Potts's household

Male

James

Potts

Head
Female

Mary A

Potts

Wife
Male

William

Potts

Son
Female

Jane

Potts

Daughter
Male

James

Potts

Son
Male

John

Potts

Son
Female

Maria

Potts

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Potts

Son
Female

May

Potts

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Potts

Head

Married

44

1837

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Potts

Wife

Married

46

1835

Heworth, Durham, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

19

1862

Walker, Northumberland, England

Jane

Potts

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Walker, Northumberland, England

James

Potts

Son

Single

13

1868

Walker, Northumberland, England

John

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Maria

Potts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Potts

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

May

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

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