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Household of John Potter (born 1856, Cheshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1856 in Helsby, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Potter, born in 1855 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Dennis (born 1848 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), John's Cousin, James (born 1852 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), John's Cousins Wife, Louisa (born 1851 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England), John's Daughter Niece, Sarah (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and John's Daughter Niece, Lily (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Alice

Potter

Wife
Male

Dennis

Greenhalgh

Boarder
Male

James

Newton

Cousin
Female

Louisa

Newton

Cousins Wife
Female

Sarah

Newton

Daughter Niece
Female

Lily

Newton

Daughter Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Helsby, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

25

1856

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Alice

Potter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Dennis

Greenhalgh

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Newton

Cousin

Married

29

1852

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Newton

Cousins Wife

Married

30

1851

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Newton

Daughter Niece

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Lily

Newton

Daughter Niece

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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