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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

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.

Thomas Potter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1855 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Potter, born in 1856 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, George Buchanan, born in 1849 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Jane

Potter

Wife
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Male

George

Buchanan

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

26

1855

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Potter

Son

-

4

1877

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

-

2

1879

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Buchanan

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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