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Household of William Potter (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1824 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Potter, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1856 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1861 in Ireland), Agnes (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ellen Young, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Potter

Wife
Female

Mary

Potter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Potter

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Potter

Daughter
Female

Annie

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Young

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Mary Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Mary

Potter

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Margaret

Potter

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Agnes

Potter

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Potter

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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