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Household of William Potts (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1840 in Heworth, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Potts, born in 1843 in Windy Nook, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Felling, Durham, England), Grace (born 1869 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1877 in Windy Nook, Durham, England) and Mary J (born 1880 in Windy Nook, Durham, England).


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Dorothy

Potts

Wife
Male

James

Potts

Son
Female

Grace

Potts

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Potts

Son
Male

William

Potts

Son
Female

Dorothy

Potts

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Potts

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Heworth, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

41

1840

Heworth, Durham, England

Dorothy

Potts

Wife

Married

38

1843

Windy Nook, Durham, England

James

Potts

Son

Single

19

1862

Felling, Durham, England

Grace

Potts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Joseph

Potts

Son

Single

9

1872

Windy Nook, Durham, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

6

1875

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Dorothy

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Mary J

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Windy Nook, Durham, England

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