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Household of William Potts (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1845 in Burslem, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Potts, born in 1844 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Mary A (born 1864 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1867 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), David (born 1871 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Fredrick (born 1872 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Matthias (born 1873 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Anne (born 1878 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Fredrick (born 1854 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and William's Brother, Arthur (born 1862 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Mary

Potts

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Potts

Brother
Male

Arthur

Potts

Brother
Female

Mary A

Potts

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Son
Female

Alice

Potts

Daughter
Male

David

Potts

Son
Male

Fredrick

Potts

Son
Male

Matthias

Potts

Son
Female

Anne

Potts

Daughter
Male

Charles

Potts

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

36

1845

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Potts

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Fredrick

Potts

Brother

Single

27

1854

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Potts

Brother

Single

19

1862

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Potts

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

14

1867

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Potts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

David

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Fredrick

Potts

Son

Single

9

1872

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Matthias

Potts

Son

Single

8

1873

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Anne

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Potts

Son

Single

1

1880

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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