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Household of William Potter (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Potter, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1807 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Nephew, John (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland) and William's Nephew, Henry (born 1872 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Mary

Potter

Wife
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Gray

Nephew
Male

Henry

Gray

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Potter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Dawson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gray

Nephew

-

14

1867

Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Gray

Nephew

-

9

1872

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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