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Household of Joseph Potts (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Potts and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potts, born in 1844 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Potts, born in 1846 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Caroline (born 1877 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Sarah (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, Arthur (born 1865 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Fred (born 1864 in Stratford, England).


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Joseph Potts's household

Male

Joseph

Potts

Head
Female

Sarah

Potts

Wife
Female

Caroline

Potts

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Potts

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Frankham

Son In Law
Male

Fred

Seal

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potts

Head

Married

37

1844

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Potts

Wife

Married

35

1846

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Caroline

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bow, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Frankham

Son In Law

Single

16

1865

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Fred

Seal

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Stratford, England

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