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Household of William Potts (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1846 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Potts, born in 1833 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joshua (born 1863 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Caroline (born 1865 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Robert (born 1806 in Little Bampton, Cumberland, England) and William's Lodger Boarder, Herbert (born 1865 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Mary

Potts

Wife
Male

Joshua

Smith

Son
Female

Caroline

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Potts

Father
Male

Herbert

Craven

Lodger Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Mary

Potts

Wife

Married

48

1833

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Potts

Father

Widower

75

1806

Little Bampton, Cumberland, England

Herbert

Craven

Lodger Boarder

Single

16

1865

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

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