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Household of John Potter (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1836 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Potter, born in 1832 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth E, born 1861 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted, Annie E (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Harriet (born 1862 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger Head, Joseph G (born 1854 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Mary R (born 1857 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Potter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Potter

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Richardson

Adopted
Female

Harriet

Hulme

Visitor
Male

Joseph G

Morris

Lodger Head
Female

Mary R

Morris

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Macclesfield, 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

45

1836

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth M

Potter

Wife

Married

49

1832

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth E

Potter

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Annie E

Richardson

Adopted

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Hulme

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph G

Morris

Lodger Head

Married

27

1854

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Mary R

Morris

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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