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Household of Peter Ernest Potter (born 1845, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Derbyshire, 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.

Peter Ernest Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ernest Potter, born in 1845 in Beighton, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter Ernest was the head of the household, married to Mary Kate Potter, born in 1851 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Cecil Ernest (born 1873 in Beighton, Derbyshire, England) and Peter A (born 1870 in Beighton, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter Ernest's Servant, Elizabeth M (born 1865 in Clowne, Derbyshire, England), Peter Ernest's Servant, George (born 1860 in Dinnington, Yorkshire, England) and Peter Ernest's Servant, Sam (born 1863 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Peter Ernest Potter's household

Male

Peter Ernest

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Kate

Potter

Wife
Male

Cecil Ernest

Potter

Son
Male

Peter A

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Gatton

Servant
Male

George

Cumming

Servant
Male

Sam

Battersby

Servant
First name(s) Peter Ernest
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Beighton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter Ernest

Potter

Head

Married

36

1845

Beighton, Derbyshire, England

Mary Kate

Potter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Cecil Ernest

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Beighton, Derbyshire, England

Peter A

Potter

Son

Single

11

1870

Beighton, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth M

Gatton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Clowne, Derbyshire, England

George

Cumming

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dinnington, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Battersby

Servant

Single

18

1863

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

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