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Household of Joseph Potter (born 1844, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Joseph Potter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potter, born in 1844 in Crich, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Potter, born in 1848 in Owlerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John Henry (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, Valentine (born 1813 in Stenton, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Ashopton, Derbyshire, England).


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Joseph Potter's household

Male

Joseph

Potter

Head
Female

Sarah

Potter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Potter

Son
Male

Ernest

Potter

Son
Male

Valentine

Walton

Father In Law
Male

John

Walton

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Crich, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potter

Head

Married

37

1844

Crich, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Potter

Wife

Married

33

1848

Owlerton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Valentine

Walton

Father In Law

Widower

68

1813

Stenton, Yorkshire, England

John

Walton

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ashopton, Derbyshire, England

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