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Household of Joseph Potter (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potter, born in 1849 in Birtley, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Potter, born in 1851 in Birtley, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1872 in Birtley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Dorothy Clark, born in 1879 in Edmondsley, Durham, England.


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Joseph Potter's household

Male

Joseph

Potter

Head
Female

Mary

Potter

Wife
Female

Ellen

Potter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Potter

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Clark

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Birtley, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potter

Head

Married

32

1849

Birtley, Durham, England

Mary

Potter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Birtley, Durham, England

Ellen

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birtley, Durham, England

Margaret

Potter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birtley, Durham, England

Dorothy

Clark

Niece

Single

2

1879

Edmondsley, Durham, England

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