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Household of John Potts Ward (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Potts Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potts Ward, born in 1838 in Biddulph, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John Potts was the head of the household, married to Mary W Ward, born in 1839 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary M (born 1866 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England), Lizzie A (born 1868 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1870 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England) and John Steel (born 1881 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Potts's Servant, Hannah Lancaster, born in 1865 in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England.


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John Potts Ward's household

Male

John Potts

Ward

Head
Female

Mary W

Ward

Wife
Female

Mary M

Ward

Daughter
Female

Lizzie A

Ward

Daughter
Male

Frank

Ward

Son
Female

Annie

Ward

Daughter
Male

Fred

Ward

Son
Male

John Steel

Ward

Son
Female

Hannah

Lancaster

Servant
First name(s) John Potts
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Potts

Ward

Head

Married

43

1838

Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Mary W

Ward

Wife

Married

42

1839

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Mary M

Ward

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Lizzie A

Ward

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Frank

Ward

Son

Single

11

1870

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Annie

Ward

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Fred

Ward

Son

Single

7

1874

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

John Steel

Ward

Son

Single

0

1881

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Lancaster

Servant

Single

16

1865

Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

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