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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1845 in Jarrow, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Potts, born in 1845 in Scotland. They had 8 children; Sarah A (born 1867 in Jarrow, Durham, England), William (born 1868 in Hebburn, Durham, England), John (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), James (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Janet (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Janet

Potts

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Potts

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Son
Male

John

Potts

Son
Female

Mary

Potts

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Potts

Son
Male

James

Potts

Son
Male

Thomas

Potts

Son
Female

Janet

Potts

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Jarrow, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potts

Head

Married

36

1845

Jarrow, Durham, England

Janet

Potts

Wife

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Sarah A

Potts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

13

1868

Hebburn, Durham, England

John

Potts

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Potts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Stephen

Potts

Son

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Potts

Son

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Potts

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Janet

Potts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

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