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Household of Henry Potter (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Henry Potter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Potter, born in 1844 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potter, born in 1845 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas R (born 1865 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1866 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1871 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Reuben (born 1879 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Potter's household

Male

Henry

Potter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Potter

Son
Male

George

Potter

Son
Male

Samuel

Potter

Son
Female

Betsy

Potter

Daughter
Male

William

Potter

Son
Female

Alice

Potter

Daughter
Male

Reuben

Potter

Son
Female

Ellen

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Potter

Head

Married

37

1844

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Thomas R

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

George

Potter

Son

Single

15

1866

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Potter

Son

Single

13

1868

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Potter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Potter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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