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Household of James Potter (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

James Potter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potter, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Potter, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Ireland), Johanna (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Handy (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Mrs Truman, born in 1824 in Ireland.


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James Potter's household

Male

James

Potter

Head
Female

Eliza

Potter

Wife
Male

James

Potter

Son
Female

Johanna

Potter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

Handy

Potter

Son
Female

Mrs

Truman

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Potter

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Eliza

Potter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

James

Potter

Son

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Johanna

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Handy

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mrs

Truman

Boarder

Widow

57

1824

Ireland

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