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Household of Robert Potts (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Robert Potts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Potts, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potts, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Emily Marsden, born in 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Potts's household

Male

Robert

Potts

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potts

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Potts

Daughter
Female

Emily

Potts

Daughter
Female

Alice

Potts

Daughter
Male

Walter

Potts

Son
Female

Emily

Marsden

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Potts

Head

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Potts

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Potts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Potts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Potts

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Marsden

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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