The 1881 British Isles Census was taken on the night of 3rd April 1881.
The following information was requested:
| No. | Address | Name | Relationship | Status | Male | Female | Occupation | Place of Birth |
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| 1 | Moorhouse | Robert Preston | Head | Married | 74 | | Farmer of 76 acres | Potto |
| | Mary Preston | Wife | Married | | 73 | | Osmotherley |
| | Maria Preston | Grand Daughter | Unmarried | | 18 | | Potto |
| | John Lyness | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | | Farm Servant (Indoor) | Potto |
| 2 | Station House | Thomas Walls | Head | Married | 53 | | Railway Station Master | Appleton Wiske |
| | Hannah Walls | Wife | Married | | 50 | | Northallerton |
| | Laura Ann Walls | Daughter | Unmarried | | 18 | Dressmaker | Potto |
| | Alice Walls | Daughter | Unmarried | | 16 | | Potto |
| 3 | Manure Works | Thomas Cooper | Head | Married | 27 | | Ag. Labourer | Great Barugh?, Yorkshire |
| | Mary Cooper | Wife | Married | | 23 | | Rillington |
| | Mary Ann Banks | Daughter | | | 4 | | Rillington |
| | Harriett Cooper | Daughter | | | 1 | | Burrythorp |
| 4 | Potto Grange | Harriett Newton | Head | Widow | | 54 | Farmer of 136 acres & deriving income from dividends | Oldubury, Shropshire |
| | Elizabeth M. Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 30 | | Kirby |
| | Ann E. Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 26 | | Kirby |
| | Laura H. Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 27 | | Kirby |
| | Frances J. Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 24 | | Potto |
| | Caroline Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 23 | | Potto |
| | Benjamin Newton | Son | Unmarried | 20 | | Student to Land Agent | Potto |
| | William L. Newton | Son | Unmarried | 19 | | Undergraduate Oxford University | Potto |
| | Rose Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 16 | Scholar | Potto |
| | Mabel T. Newton | Daughter | Unmarried | | 14 | Scholar | Potto |
| | Mary Sophia Whitaker | Visitor | Unmarried | | 22 | | Cherry Burton, Yorkshire |
| | Mary Watt | Visitor | Unmarried | | 72 | Deriving income from dividends | Pocklington |
| | Elizabeth Metcalfe | Servant | Unmarried | | 26 | Cook | Loftus |
| | Elizabeth M. J. Walls | Servant | Unmarried | | 20 | Housemaid | Potto |
| | Sarah A. Fawcett | Servant | Unmarried | | 17 | Kitchenmaid | Eston |
| | Alfred Sturdy | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | | Groom | Danby Wiske |
| 5 | Potto Field House | Joseph Kitching | Head | Married | 32 | | Farmer of 126 acres | Whorlton |
| | Frances E. Kitching | Wife | Married | | 32 | | Hutton |
| | Edith A. Kitching | Daughter | | | 3 | | Potto |
| | Oswald Kitching | Son | | 2 | | | Potto |
| | Alford Johnson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | | Ag. Labourer | Stokesley |
| | Ellen Comming | Servant | Unmarried | | 17 | General Domestic | Redcar |
| | Elizabeth Pickersgill | Servant | Unmarried | | 13 | Nurse maid domestic | Swainby |
| 6 | Hinds Cottage | Thomas Wood | Head | Married | 34 | | Ag Labourer | Hammelton, Yorkshire |
| | Ann Wood | Wife | Married | | 29 | | Bilsdale |
| | Eliza H. Wood | Daughter | | | 5 | | Bilsdale |
| | Ann E. Wood | Daughter | | | 3 | | Potto |
| 7 | Gardener House | John Dukes | Head | Married | 62 | | Gardener Servant | Swine, Yorkshire |
| | Elizabeth Dukes | Wife | Married | | 56 | | Worsbro, Yorkshire |
| 8 | Potto Hall | Joseph Richardson | Head | Married | 51 | | Iron Ship Builder, Farmer 31 acres, County Magistrate | Sunderland |
| | Ann E. Richardson | Wife | Married | | 45 | | Stockton |
| | Anne B. Richardson | Daughter | Unmarried | | 20 | | Norton |
| | Amy L. Richardson | Daughter | Unmarried | | 19 | | Norton |
| | Charles Littlebry | Nephew | Unmarried | 24 | | Iron Ship Builder | Beason, Oxfordshire |
| | Easter Simpson | Servant | Unmarried | | 45 | Sewing Maid | Stockton |
| | Easter Nicholson | Servant | Unmarried | | 19 | Waiting Maid | Easingwood |
| | Margret E. Porritt | Servant | Unmarried | | 19 | House Maid | Danby |
| | Eleanor Craig | Servant | Unmarried | | 21 | Kitchen Maid | Stockton |
| | William J. Foster | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | | Footman | Wistow, Yorkshire |
| 9 | Fagdale | Arthur Cope | Head | Married | 34 | | Coachman | Ashbourne, Derbyshire |
| | Elizabeth Cope | Wife | Married | | 38 | | Heage, Derbyshire |
| 10 | Fagdale | William Hall | Head | Married | 22 | | Groom | Croft |
| | Mary Hall | Wife | Married | | 25 | | Nunthorpe |
| | Robert W. Hall | Son | | 2 | | | Stainton |
| | Annie E. Hall | Daughter | | | 8m | | Horton, Durham |
| 11 | Keeper House | William Exelby | Head | Married | 42 | | Gamekeeper | Laverton |
| | Ann Exelby | Wife | Married | | 41 | | Dishforth |
| | Eliza A. C. Exelby | Daughter | | | 13 | Scholar | Asenby |
| | Robert Sanderson | Adopted | | 5 | | | Asenby |
| 12 | Potto Carr | John Johnson | Head | Unmarried | 42 | | Farmer of 270 acres | Busby |
| | Thomas Johnson | Brother | Unmarried | 36 | | Farmer of 270 acres | Busby |
| | Margret Johnson | Sister | Unmarried | | 32 | Housekeeper | Busby |
| | Henry Richardson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | | Ag. Labourer | Harlsey |
| | John H. Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | | Ag. Labourer | Middlesbrough |
| | Elizabeth G. Hird | Servant | Unmarried | | 16 | General Domestic | Stranton, Durham |
| 13 | Thornhill | Agar Skilbeck | Head | Married | 44 | | Farmer of 190 acres | Swainby |
| | Jane Skilbeck | Wife | Married | | 45 | | Swainby |
| | Mary Skilbeck | Daughter | Unmarried | | 20 | | Potto |
| | Henry Skilbeck | Son | Unmarried | 18 | | Farmers Son | Potto |
| | Agar Skilbeck | Son | | 14 | | Farmers Son | Potto |
| | Ruth Skilbeck | Daughter | | | 7 | | Scholar |
| | Ann Barker | Servant | Married | | 21 | General Domestic Servant | Featherhouse, Yorkshire |
| | James Ridley | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | | Ag. Labourer | Rounton |
| | John Pattison | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | | Ag. Labourer | Faceby |
| 14 | Sails House | William Holborn | Head | Married | 38 | | Butcher & Farmer of 15 acres | Stockton |
| | Hannah Holborn | Wife | Married | | 37 | | Whorlton |
| | Thomas Holborn | Son | | 15 | | Farmers Son | Potto |
| | Robert Holborn | Son | | 13 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | William Holborn | Son | | 11 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | Alfred Holborn | Son | | 8 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | Lucy Holborn | Daughter | | | 6 | Scholar | Potto |
| | Elizabeth Holborn | Daughter | | | 4 | | Potto |
| | Ernest Holborn | Son | | 2 | | | Potto |
| 15 | Lane House | Robert Preston | Head | Married | 31 | | Railway Porter | Potto |
| | Ann Preston | Wife | Married | | 31 | | Sexhow |
| | William R. Preston | Son | | 8 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | Joseph E. Preston | Son | | 5 | | | Potto |
| | David H. Preston | Son | | 11m | | | Potto |
| 16 | | Jane Thompson | Head | Widow | | 66 | Income from rent of houses and land | West Rounton |
| 17 | | Thomas Preston | Head | Married | 28 | | Railway Labourer | Potto |
| | Hannah Preston | Wife | Married | | 29 | | Middlesbrough |
| 18 | | Elizabeth Reed | Head | Widow | | 65 | From interest of money | Busby |
| 19 | | Joseph Harker | Head | Married | 90 | | Annuitant | Ingleby Greenhow |
| | Margret Harker | Wife | Married | | 67 | | Potto |
| 20 | | John Snowball | Head | Married | 70 | | Retired Farmer | Broughton |
| | Jane Snowball | Wife | Married | | 62 | | Whorlton |
| 21 | | Mary Harker | Head | Unmarried | | 54 | Ag. Labourer | Whorlton |
| | Richard Harker | Brother | Unmarried | 60 | | | Whorlton |
| | William Harker | Son | | 12 | | Scholar | Hutton |
| 22 | | William Lishman | Head | Married | 48 | | Iron Miner | Swainby |
| | Jane Lishman | Wife | Married | | 45 | | Woodham, Durham |
| | Elizabeth Lishman | Daughter | | | 13 | Unemployed | Swainby |
| | William Lishman | Son | | 9 | | Scholar | Swainby |
| 23 | | Sarah Pickersgill | Head | Married | | 43 | Charwoman | Scugdale |
| | William Pickersgill | Son | | | 10 | Scholar | Swainby |
| | Mary Pickersgill | Daughter | | | 4 | | Potto |
| 24 | | William Pickersgill | Head | Married | 47 | | Ag. Labourer | Wass |
| 25 | | Charles Nicholson | Head | Unmarried | 56 | | Ag. Labourer | Potto |
| 26 | | John Pattison | Head | Married | 65 | | Tailor | Whorlton |
| | Sarah Pattison | Wife | Married | | 63 | | Potto |
| 27 | Potto Grove | Robert Mohun | Head | Married | 51 | | Huckster | Swainby |
| | Mary Mohun | Wife | Married | | 54 | | North Grimston |
| | Thomas W. Mohun | Son | | 14 | | | Potto |
| 28 | | Richard Garbutt | Head | Married | 63 | | Ag. Labourer | Scugdale |
| | Hannah Garbutt | Wife | Married | | 46 | | Lofthouse |
| | William Garbutt | Son | Unmarried | 21 | | Ironstone Miner | Faceby |
| | Richard Garbutt | Son | Unmarried | 19 | | Ironstone Miner | Faceby |
| | John Garbutt | Son | | 12 | Scholar | | Faceby |
| | Jane E. Garbutt | Daughter | | | 8 | Scholar | Potto |
| | Sarah H.Garbutt | Daughter | | | 5 | | Potto |
| 29 | | William Mitchinson | Head | Married | 37 | | Ag. Labourer | Swainby |
| | Jane Mitchinson | Wife | Married | | 39 | | Wooler, Northumberland |
| | Mary Mitchinson | Daughter | | | 13 | | Potto |
| | John H. Mitchinson | Son | | 12 | | | Potto |
| | Elizabeth Mitchinson | Daughter | | | 9 | | Potto |
| | Thomas D. Mitchinson | Son | | 6 | | | Potto |
| | William Mitchinson | Son | | 3 | | | Potto |
| 30 | | Jacob Layton | Head | Widower | 74 | | Vetinary Surgeon | |
| | Jacob Layton | Visitor | | 13 | | Scholar | Kent |
| 31 | | James Dobbin | Head | Married | 35 | | Farmer | Picton |
| 32 | | Martin Turner | Head | Married | 35 | | Ironstone Miner | Kirbymoorside |
| | Mary Turner | Wife | Married | | 33 | | Boyton |
| | Robert Turner | Son | Unmarried | 16 | | Pupil Teacher | Wrelton |
| | Robert Watson | Father | Widower | 61 | | Ag. Labourer | Filey |
| 33 | | William Houzer | Head | Married | 34 | | Hawker | Cransford, Suffolk |
| | Mary Houzer | Wife | Married | | 24 | | Osmotherley |
| | Elenar Houzer | Daughter | | | 5 | | Swainby |
| | Rachel Houzer | Daughter | | | 2 | | North Skelton |
| 34 | | Jane Garbutt | Head | Widow | | 70 | Annuitant | Carlton |
| | Jane Garbutt | Daughter | Unmarried | | 35 | Charwoman | Potto |
| | Annie Garbutt | Daughter | Unmarried | | 31 | | Potto |
| 35 | | George Armitage | Head | Married | 44 | | Ironstone Miner | Hoylandswain |
| | Hannah Armitage | Wife | Married | | 42 | | Bransdale |
| | Benjamin Eden | Son | | 11 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | John H. Nicholson | Adopted | | 5 | | | Stockton |
| 36 | Dog & Gun | Joseph Mitchinson | Head | Married | 45 | | Innkeeper & Farmer of 40 acres | Whorlton |
| | Elizabeth Mitchinson | Wife | Married | | 47 | | Potto |
| 37 | | Robert Turner | Head | Married | 53 | | Ag. Labourer | Snape |
| | Mary A. Turner | Wife | Married | | 50 | | Rounton |
| | Mary Turner | Daughter | Unmarried | | 19 | | Potto |
| | Alan Turner | Son | | 15 | | | Potto |
| | Robert Turner | Son | | 11 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | Ann Turner | Daughter | | | 9 | Scholar | Potto |
| 38 | | Thomas Gibson | Head | Married | 38 | | Shoemaker | Ingleby Cross |
| | Mary Gibson | Wife | Married | | 35 | | Hutton |
| | Sarah Gibson | Daughter | | | 13 | Scholar | Haverton Hill |
| | James Gibson | Son | | 11 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | Mary Gibson | Daughter | | | 9 | Scholar | Potto |
| 39 | | John Richardson | Head | Married | 49 | | Ironstone Miner | Swainby |
| | Elizabeth Richardson | Wife | Married | | 42 | | Ingleby Cross |
| | John T. Richardson | Son | | 12 | | | Potto |
| | Ann Richardson | Daughter | | | 10 | | Potto |
| | Ada H. Richardson | Daughter | | | 5 | | Potto |
| | Lora M Richardson | Daughter | | | 5 | | Potto |
| | Joseph R Tyrename | Grandson | | 4 | | | Potto |
| 40 | | John Hedley | Head | Married | 22 | | Ag. Labourer | Sexhow |
| | Jane Hedley | Wife | Married | | 22 | | Osmotherley |
| | Ann E. Hedley | Daughter | | | 2 | | Potto |
| | Mary J. Hedley | Daughter | | | 9m | | Potto |
| 41 | | Mary Wilson | Head | Married | | 30 | | Potto |
| | John W. Wilson | Son | | 6 | | | Potto |
| | George E. Wilson | Son | | 1 | | | Potto |
| | John Dale | Father | Widower | 85 | | Ag. Labourer | Coxwold |
| 42 | | John Nicholson | Head | Married | 59 | | Huskter | Potto |
| | Hannah Nicholson | Wife | Married | | 60 | | Skelton |
| | Annie Nicholson | Daughter | Unmarried | | 21 | Dressmaker | Potto |
| | John Nicholson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | | Joiner | Potto |
| 43 | | Sarah Cundill | Head | Widow | | 52 | Farmer of 40 acres | Swainby |
| | Sarah J. Cundill | Daughter | Unmarried | | 22 | | Potto |
| | James Cundill | Son | Unmarried | 19 | | Farmers Son | Potto |
| | Michael Cundill | Brother | Unmarried | 54 | | Joint farmer of 40 acres | Croft |
| 44 | Brook House | John Barker | Head | Married | 42 | | Farmer of 34 acres | Easby |
| | Betsy A. Barker | Wife | Married | | 36 | | Battersby |
| | Frederick J. Barker | Son | | 12 | | Scholar | Battersby |
| | William J. Barker | Son | | 10 | | Scholar | Easby |
| | Mary J. Barker | Daughter | | | 8 | Scholar | Easby |
| | Joseph E. Barker | Son | | 6 | | Scholar | Easby |
| | Betsy A. Barker | Daughter | | | 3 | | Potto |
| | Henry H. Barker | Son | | 3 | | | Potto |
| | Arthur R. Barker | Son | | 2 | | | Potto |
| | Ernest A. Barker | Son | | 3m | | | Potto |
| 45 | Goulton Grange | Robert Routledge | Head | Married | 42 | | Farmer of 191 acres | Welbury |
| | Anne Routledge | Wife | Married | | 45 | | Whorlton |
| | Mary J. Routledge | Daughter | | | 10 | Scholar | Potto |
| | George W. Routledge | Son | | 6 | | Scholar | Potto |
| | John R. Routledge | Son | | 6 | | | Potto |
| | Arthur R. Routledge | Son | | 5 | | | Potto |
| | Joseph Headley | Servant | Widower | 70 | | Ag. Labourer | Potto |
| | Robert Stainsby | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | | Ag. Labourer | Welbury |
| | Eli Crook | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | | Ag. Labourer | Devon |
| | Emma Wrighton | Servant | | | 14 | General Domestic | Ingleby Greenhow |
| 46 | Goulton Green | John Garbutt | Head | Married | 29 | | Farmer of 64 acres | Potto |
| | Sarah J. Garbutt | Wife | Married | | 28 | | Hutton |
| | John J. Garbutt | Son | | 5 | | | Potto |
| | Laura Garbutt | Daughter | | | 1 | | Potto |
| | Joseph Rose | Uncle | Unmarried | 65 | | Ag. Labourer | Busby |
