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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1828, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Potts, born in 1829 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Mary A (born 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Ethel (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Alice

Potts

Wife
Female

Alice

Potts

Daughter
Female

Jane

Potts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Grey

Visitor
Female

Ethel

Grey

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potts

Head

Married

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Potts

Wife

Married

52

1829

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Potts

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Potts

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary A

Grey

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ethel

Grey

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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