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Household of William Potts (born 1856, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Potts, born in 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Maria, born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Ellen Crogan, born in 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Catherine

Potts

Wife
Female

Maria

Potts

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Crogan

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Potts

Wife

Married

22

1859

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Maria

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellen

Crogan

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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