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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1850, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, 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.

Thomas Potts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Potts, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and William (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Ralph (born 1841 in Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Durham, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1837 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Sarah

Potts

Wife
Male

James

Potts

Son
Male

John

Potts

Son
Male

Thomas

Potts

Son
Male

William

Potts

Son
Male

Ralph

Craig

Boarder
Male

John

Walker

Boarder
Male

John

Dobson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potts

Head

Married

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Potts

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Potts

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Potts

Son

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Potts

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ralph

Craig

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Scotland

John

Walker

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Durham, Northumberland, England

John

Dobson

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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