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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Malinda Potter, born in 1854 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1875 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Hanh (born 1877 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Bertha Ellen (born 1880 in Garstang, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Hannah (born 1859 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Son Of Visitor, Albert (born 1879 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Malinda

Potter

Wife
Male

Henry

Potter

Son
Female

Sarah Hanh

Potter

Daughter
Female

Bertha Ellen

Potter

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Mason

Visitor
Male

Albert

Mason

Son Of Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Malinda

Potter

Wife

Married

27

1854

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Hanh

Potter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Bertha Ellen

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Mason

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Mason

Son Of Visitor

Single

2

1879

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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