Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Potts (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Potts, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Levina (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1878 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Robert H (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, John (born 1844 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William's Visitor, Jessie (born 1844 in Yorkshire, England), William's Visitor, John (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Sarah J

Potts

Wife
Male

James

Potts

Son
Female

Levina

Potts

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Potts

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Potts

Son
Female

Mary J

Potts

Daughter
Male

John

Potts

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Potts

Visitor
Male

John

Potts

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Potts

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Potts

Wife

Married

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

James

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Levina

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Robert H

Potts

Son

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Potts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

John

Potts

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jessie

Potts

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

John

Potts

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Potts

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Potts in Bolton in 1881, and follow the Potts family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Potts

We’ve found William Potts in 278 family trees. Find out more about William Potts' household and view the Potts family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census