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Household of James Potts (born 1822, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Potts and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potts, born in 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Potts, born in 1824 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1850 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1854 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1856 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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James Potts's household
James
Potts
Head
Margaret
Potts
Wife
John
Potts
Son
James
Potts
Son
George
Potts
Son
Margaret
Whyte
Granddaughter
James
Crawford
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Potts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Potts | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Potts | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |
John | Potts | Son | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Potts | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
George | Potts | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Whyte | Granddaughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Crawford | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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