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Household of Joseph Potts (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potts, born in 1842 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth H Potts, born in 1850 in -. They had 3 children; Joseph E (born 1869 in London, England), Henry J W (born 1870 in -) and Janet M S (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister-In-Law, Sophia S (born 1856 in England) and Joseph's Servant, Janet W (born 1851 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Potts's household

Male

Joseph

Potts

Head
Female

Elizabeth H

Potts

Wife
Male

Joseph E

Potts

Son
Male

Henry J W

Potts

Son
Female

Janet M S

Potts

Daughter
Female

Sophia S

Churchyard

Sister-In-Law
Female

Janet W

Gillespie

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potts

Head

Married

39

1842

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Potts

Wife

Married

31

1850

-

Joseph E

Potts

Son

-

12

1869

London, England

Henry J W

Potts

Son

-

11

1870

-

Janet M S

Potts

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia S

Churchyard

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Janet W

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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