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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Potts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1841 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Potts, born in 1841 in Thornton Le Moor, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1862 in Thornton Le Moor, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Thornton Le Moor, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1876 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, George Chas Lovell, born in 1849 in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England.


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Mary

Potts

Wife
Female

Harriet

Potts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Son
Male

Albert

Potts

Son
Male

George Chas

Lovell

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potts

Head

Married

40

1841

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary

Potts

Wife

Married

40

1841

Thornton Le Moor, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Potts

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Thornton Le Moor, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Thornton Le Moor, Lancashire, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

Albert

Potts

Son

Single

5

1876

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

George Chas

Lovell

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Brill, Buckinghamshire, England

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