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Household of John Potter (born 1840, 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.
John Potter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Potter, born in 1838 in Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Ince, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1876 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Alexander Carlyle, born in 1860 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, England.
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John Potter's household
John
Potter
Head
Ellen
Potter
Wife
Elizabeth
Potter
Daughter
John
Potter
Son
Margaret
Potter
Daughter
Martha
Potter
Daughter
Alexander
Carlyle
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Potter | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Potter | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Potter | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Ince, Lancashire, England | |
John | Potter | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Westleigh, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Potter | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Westleigh, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Potter | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Westleigh, Lancashire, England | |
Alexander | Carlyle | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Birkenhead, Lancashire, England |
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