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Household of John Potter (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1835 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Potter, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Emily G (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas S (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Sarah Sellersden, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Emma

Potter

Wife
Female

Ellen

Potter

Daughter
Female

Emily G

Potter

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Potter

Son
Female

Sarah

Sellersden

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

46

1835

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Emma

Potter

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emily G

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas S

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sellersden

Sister In Law

Single

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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