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Household of John Potter (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1851 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Potter, born in 1855 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Poynton, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1877 in Castleton, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Esther A Lees, born in 1859 in Miles Platting, Lancashire, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Hannah

Potter

Wife
Female

Sarah

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Esther A

Lees

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

30

1851

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Potter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Potter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poynton, Cheshire, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Castleton, Derbyshire, England

Esther A

Lees

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Miles Platting, Lancashire, England

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