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Household of Samuel Potter (born 1845, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Samuel Potter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Potter, born in 1845 in Asby, Westmorland, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Potter, born in 1846 in Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; Samuel (born 1865 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Sarah A (born 1866 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Jane (born 1869 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Richard (born 1873 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), John (born 1877 in Skerton, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1879 in Skerton, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1881 in Skerton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret P (born 1871 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Richard Potter, born in 1878 in Skerton, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Potter's household

Male

Samuel

Potter

Head
Female

Margaret

Potter

Wife
Male

Samuel

Potter

Son
Female

Sarah A

Potter

Daughter
Female

Jane

Potter

Daughter
Male

Richard

Potter

Son
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

Charles

Potter

Son
Male

William E

Potter

Son
Female

Margaret P

Potter

Daughter
Male

Richard

Potter

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Asby, Westmorland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Potter

Head

Married

36

1845

Asby, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Potter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cumberland, England

Samuel

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Sarah A

Potter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Richard

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Skerton, Lancashire, England

William E

Potter

Son

Single

0

1881

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Margaret P

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Richard

Potter

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Skerton, Lancashire, England

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