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Household of Joseph Potts (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potts, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 2 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Harriet Jervis, born in 1848 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.


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Joseph Potts's household

Male

Joseph

Potts

Head
Female

Harriet

Jervis

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potts

Head

Widower

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Jervis

Servant

Single

33

1848

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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