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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1826, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1826 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Potter, born in 1829 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1858 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), ? (born 1857 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1861 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Daniel (born 1870 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), ? (born 1872 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and ? (born 1878 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Margaret

Potter

Wife
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

?

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

Daniel

Potter

Son
Female

?

Potter

Daughter
Female

?

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

55

1826

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Potter

Wife

Married

52

1829

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Potter

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

?

Potter

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Potter

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Daniel

Potter

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

?

Potter

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

?

Potter

Daughter

-

3

1878

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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