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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1839, Dorset)

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.

Thomas Potter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1839 in Farrington, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Miles H (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Male

Miles H

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Potter

Daughter
Male

Albert

Potter

Son
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Farrington, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Widower

42

1839

Farrington, Dorset, England

Miles H

Potter

Son

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Potter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Albert

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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