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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1841 in Jarrow, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Potts, born in 1851 in Howden, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Howden, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Barbara (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary A Comar, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
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Thomas Potts's household
Thomas
Potts
Head
Barbara
Potts
Wife
Mary
Potts
Daughter
Thomas
Potts
Son
Barbara
Potts
Daughter
Sarah
Potts
Daughter
Mary A
Comar
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Potts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Jarrow, 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 | 40 | 1841 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Barbara | Potts | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Howden, Northumberland, England | |
Mary | Potts | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Howden, Northumberland, England | |
Thomas | Potts | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Barbara | Potts | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Sarah | Potts | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Comar | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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