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Household of Miles Potter (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Miles Potter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Miles Potter, born in 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Miles was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Potter, born in 1850 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Dora (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Miles's Sister, Mary (born 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Miles's Mother, Alice (born 1819 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Miles Potter's household

Male

Miles

Potter

Head
Female

Dorothy

Potter

Wife
Female

Mary

Potter

Sister
Female

Alice

Potter

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Female

Dora

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) Miles
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Miles

Potter

Head

Married

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Potter

Wife

Married

31

1850

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Potter

Sister

Single

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Potter

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dora

Potter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

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