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Household of Peter Potter (born 1824, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Potter, born in 1824 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Amelia Potter, born in 1819 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Martha Ann, born 1857 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; James Henry (born 1878 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Son In Law, George William Goddard, born in 1853 in Hurst, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Potter's household

Male

Peter

Potter

Head
Female

Amelia

Potter

Wife
Male

George William

Goddard

Son In Law
Female

Martha Ann

Goddard

Daughter
Male

James Henry

Goddard

Grand Son
Male

Peter

Goddard

Grand Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Potter

Head

Married

57

1824

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Potter

Wife

Married

62

1819

Newton, Cheshire, England

George William

Goddard

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Hurst, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Goddard

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Hyde, Cheshire, England

James Henry

Goddard

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Peter

Goddard

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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