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Household of Joseph Potts (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potts, born in 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Matilda C Potts, born in 1842 in London, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Wilfred M (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Grace M (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Eleanor (born 1844 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Joseph's Servant, Sarah R (born 1853 in Willington, Northumberland, England), Joseph's Servant, Isabella (born 1841 in Howden, Northumberland, England) and Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joseph Potts's household

Male

Joseph

Potts

Head
Female

Matilda C

Potts

Wife
Male

Wilfred M

Potts

Son
Female

Grace M

Potts

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Potts

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Bradford

Servant
Female

Sarah R

Duxfield

Servant
Female

Isabella

Pyle

Servant
Female

Jane

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potts

Head

Married

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matilda C

Potts

Wife

Married

39

1842

London, Surrey, England

Wilfred M

Potts

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Grace M

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice M

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Bradford

Servant

Single

37

1844

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Sarah R

Duxfield

Servant

Single

28

1853

Willington, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Pyle

Servant

Single

40

1841

Howden, Northumberland, England

Jane

Jones

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

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