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Household of Peter Potter (born 1848, 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.

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 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Emma Potter, born in 1849 in Claughton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Potter's household

Male

Peter

Potter

Head
Female

Emma

Potter

Wife
Female

Emma

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Maria

Potter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Potter

Head

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Potter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Claughton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Maria

Potter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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