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Household of William Potts (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.

William Potts and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1834 in Crewe, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Maria (born 1862 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1864 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Louisa (born 1880 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Mary Ann Hill, born in 1853 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England.


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Maria

Potts

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Hill

Boarder Head
Female

Mary Ann

Hill

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Hill

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Crewe, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Widower

47

1834

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Maria

Potts

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

17

1864

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Hill

Boarder Head

Single

28

1853

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Hill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Hill

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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