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Household of Peter Potter (born 1819, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.
Peter Potter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Potter, born in 1819 in Pennington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Potter, born in 1815 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Ann (born 1863 in Kenyon, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1878 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Thomas (born 1850 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Peter's Servant, George (born 1864 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Servant, James (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
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Peter Potter's household
Peter
Potter
Head
Mary
Potter
Wife
Ann
Potter
Grand Daughter
Sarah
Potter
Grand Daughter
Thomas
Houghton
Servant
George
Hilton
Servant
James
Davenport
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Pennington, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Potter | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Pennington, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Potter | Wife | Married | 66 | 1815 | Antrobus, Cheshire, England | |
Ann | Potter | Grand Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Kenyon, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Potter | Grand Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Culcheth, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Houghton | Servant | Single | 31 | 1850 | Croft, Lancashire, England | |
George | Hilton | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Earlestown, Lancashire, England | |
James | Davenport | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
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