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Household of John Potts (born 1818)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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.
John Potts and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potts, born in 1818 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Potts, born in 1838 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1862 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1861 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1858 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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John Potts's household
John
Potts
Head
Janet
Potts
Wife
Jane
Potts
Daughter
David
Potts
Son
Helen
Potts
Daughter
Janet
Potts
Daughter
James
Potts
Son
Mary
Potts
Daughter
John
Malone
Visitor
Mary
Malone
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Potts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Potts | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Ireland | |
Janet | Potts | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Potts | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
David | Potts | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Potts | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Potts | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Potts | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Potts | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Malone | Visitor | Married | 20 | 1861 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Malone | Visitor | Married | 23 | 1858 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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