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Household of William Potter (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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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.

William Potter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1838 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elspit Potter, born in 1838 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1860 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1872 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and May H E (born 1880 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Elspit

Potter

Wife
Female

Jane

Potter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Agness

Potter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Potter

Son
Female

Mary

Potter

Daughter
Female

Helen

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ann

Potter

Daughter
Female

May H E

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

43

1838

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspit

Potter

Wife

Married

43

1838

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Potter

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Potter

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Potter

Son

-

11

1870

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Agness

Potter

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Potter

Son

-

7

1874

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Potter

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Potter

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Potter

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

May H E

Potter

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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