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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Thomas Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Potter, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1801 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Janet

Potter

Wife
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Female

Janet

Potter

Daughter
Male

James

Boyd

Boarder
Male

James

McMuldrack

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Potter

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Potter

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Potter

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McMuldrack

Boarder

Married

80

1801

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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