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Household of John Potter (born 1849, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1849 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Alice Potter, born in 1846 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1868 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Joe (born 1873 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Laura (born 1880 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Annie Lomax, born in 1859 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Sarah Alice

Potter

Wife
Male

Frank

Lomax

Son
Male

Joe

Potter

Son
Female

Laura

Potter

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Potter

Son
Female

Annie

Lomax

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Eccles, 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

32

1849

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Potter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Frank

Lomax

Son

Single

13

1868

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Joe

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Laura

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Potter

Son

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Annie

Lomax

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Eccles, Lancashire, England

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