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Household of Joseph Potter (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

Joseph Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potter, born in 1841 in Pooltown, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potter, born in 1839 in Pooltown, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Pooltown, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Pooltown, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1870 in Pooltown, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Samuel (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Potter's household

Male

Joseph

Potter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

Alfred

Potter

Son
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Male

Samuel

Neil

Boarder
Male

George

Warbrick

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pooltown, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potter

Head

Married

40

1841

Pooltown, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pooltown, Cheshire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Pooltown, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Potter

Son

Single

12

1869

Pooltown, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

11

1870

Pooltown, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Neil

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

George

Warbrick

Boarder

-

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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