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Household of Sam Potts (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Sam Potts and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Potts, born in 1845 in Rillington, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Emma Potts, born in 1848 in West Ayton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John William (born 1877 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1869 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England) and Jane Elizabeth (born 1871 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England).


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Sam Potts's household

Male

Sam

Potts

Head
Female

Emma

Potts

Wife
Male

John William

Potts

Son
Female

Edith

Potts

Daughter
Female

Jane Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter
First name(s) Sam
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Rillington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sam

Potts

Head

Married

36

1845

Rillington, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Potts

Wife

Married

33

1848

West Ayton, Yorkshire, England

John William

Potts

Son

Single

4

1877

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Potts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Jane Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

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