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Household of John Potts (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

John Potts and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potts, born in 1845 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Potts, born in 1847 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John P Edmunds, born in 1866 in Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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John Potts's household

Male

John

Potts

Head
Female

Ann

Potts

Wife
Male

John E

Potts

Son
Male

Walter

Potts

Son
Female

Bertha

Potts

Daughter
Male

John P

Edmunds

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potts

Head

Married

36

1845

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Ann

Potts

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John E

Potts

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Potts

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John P

Edmunds

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales

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