Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Potts (born 1799, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potts, born in 1799 in Wickham, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Anna (born 1833 in Durham, England) and Jane B (born 1831 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Alice A (born 1862 in -) and Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Potts's household

Male

Joseph

Potts

Head
Female

Anna

Wiggins

Daughter
Female

Jane B

Kelman

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Boocock

Servant
Female

Jane

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Wickham, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potts

Head

Widower

82

1799

Wickham, Durham, England

Anna

Wiggins

Daughter

Married

48

1833

Durham, England

Jane B

Kelman

Daughter

Married

50

1831

-

Alice A

Boocock

Servant

Single

19

1862

-

Jane

Richardson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Potts in Sunderland in 1881, and follow the Potts family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Potts

We’ve found Joseph Potts in 37 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Potts' household and view the Potts family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census