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Household of John Potts (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potts, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Potts, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Selina (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Potts's household

Male

John

Potts

Head
Female

Eliza

Potts

Wife
Female

Margaret

Potts

Daughter
Female

Emma

Potts

Daughter
Female

Selina

Potts

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Potts

Daughter
Female

Florence

Potts

Daughter
Male

John

Potts

Son
Female

Bertha

Potts

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Son
Male

James

Potts

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potts

Head

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Potts

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Potts

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Potts

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Potts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Potts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Potts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Potts

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Potts

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Potts

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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