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Household of James Potter (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Potter, born in 1834 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Potter, born in 1838 in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1872 in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1878 in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nice, Annie T Hemsworth, born in 1881 in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England.


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James Potter's household

Male

James

Potter

Head
Female

Ellen

Potter

Wife
Female

Hannah

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Annie T

Hemsworth

Nice
First name(s) James
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Potter

Head

Married

47

1834

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Potter

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Potter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

Annie T

Hemsworth

Nice

Single

0

1881

Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

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