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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1844, Cumberland)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1844 in Dalston, Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Potts, born in 1845 in Dalston, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Richard Blackburn (born 1864 in Dalston, Cumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dalston, Cumberland, England) and Isaac (born 1871 in Dalston, Cumberland, England).


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Margaret

Potts

Wife
Male

Richard Blackburn

Potts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Potts

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dalston, Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Potts

Head

Married

37

1844

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Potts

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Richard Blackburn

Potts

Son

Single

17

1864

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Isaac

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Dalston, Cumberland, England

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