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Household of Francis Potter (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Francis Potter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Potter, born in 1829 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Potter, born in 1855 in Froxfield, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Amelia (born 1876 in Midhurst, Sussex, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Margaret, born 1878 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Francis's Niece, Alice Pratt, born in 1865 in Waterloo, Hampshire, England.


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Francis Potter's household

Male

Francis

Potter

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Potter

Wife
Female

Amelia

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Potter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Minns

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Pratt

Niece
First name(s) Francis
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Potter

Head

Married

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Froxfield, Hampshire, England

Amelia

Potter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Midhurst, Sussex, England

Ellen

Potter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Minns

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Reading, Berkshire, England

Alice

Pratt

Niece

Single

16

1865

Waterloo, Hampshire, England

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