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Household of James Potter (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nancy Potter, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Amy (born 1874 in Ireland), Eliza J (born 1872 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1876 in Ireland), Samuel H (born 1878 in Ireland) and Eleanor (born 1880 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Kearns, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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James Potter's household

Male

James

Potter

Head
Female

Nancy

Potter

Wife
Female

Amy

Potter

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Potter

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Male

Samuel H

Potter

Son
Female

Eleanor

Potter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kearns

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

30

1851

Ireland

Nancy

Potter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Amy

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ireland

Eliza J

Potter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Samuel H

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Ireland

Eleanor

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ireland

Thomas

Kearns

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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