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Household of Robert Potts (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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.

Robert Potts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Potts, born in 1846 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potts, born in 1853 in Shildon, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John Thomas (born 1873 in Shildon, Durham, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1874 in Shildon, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1878 in Eldon, Durham, England) and Susannah (born 1880 in Eldon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Jane Ann (born 1859 in Long Newnton, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Visitor, Elizabeth Ann (born 1877 in West Auckland, Durham, England) and Robert's Visitor, Matthew (born 1881 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Robert Potts's household

Male

Robert

Potts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Potts

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Potts

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Potts

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Potts

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Johnson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Johnson

Visitor
Male

Matthew

Johnson

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Potts

Head

Married

35

1846

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Wife

Married

28

1853

Shildon, Durham, England

John Thomas

Potts

Son

Single

8

1873

Shildon, Durham, England

Elizabeth Jane

Potts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shildon, Durham, England

Dorothy

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eldon, Durham, England

Susannah

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eldon, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Johnson

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Long Newnton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Johnson

Visitor

Single

4

1877

West Auckland, Durham, England

Matthew

Johnson

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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