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Household of Joseph Potts (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Joseph Potts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potts, born in 1835 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Potts, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Giles (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Potts's household

Male

Joseph

Potts

Head
Female

Alice

Potts

Wife
Male

Robert

Potts

Son
Male

William

Potts

Son
Male

Giles

Potts

Son
Male

Joseph

Potts

Son
Male

Alfred

Potts

Son
Female

Agnes

Potts

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potts

Head

Married

46

1835

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Potts

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Potts

Son

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Giles

Potts

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Potts

Son

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Potts

Son

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Potts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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