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Household of Benjamin Potter (born 1850, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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.
Benjamin Potter and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Potter, born in 1850 in Davyhulme, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Potter, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Joshua (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Elisha (born 1881 in Elton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Niece, Theresa (born 1868 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Brother In Law, Matthew (born 1859 in Ireland).
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Benjamin Potter's household
Benjamin
Potter
Head
Hannah
Potter
Wife
Joshua
Potter
Son
Hannah
Potter
Daughter
Leah
Potter
Daughter
Elisha
Potter
Daughter
Theresa
Potter
Niece
Matthew
Stewart
Brother In Law
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Davyhulme, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Potter | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Davyhulme, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Potter | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ireland | |
Joshua | Potter | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Potter | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Leah | Potter | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Elisha | Potter | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Elton, Lancashire, England | |
Theresa | Potter | Niece | Single | 13 | 1868 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England | |
Matthew | Stewart | Brother In Law | Single | 22 | 1859 | Ireland |
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