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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1829 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Potter, born in 1822 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James Gerard, born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Harriet Alice, born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Alice

Potter

Wife
Male

James Gerard

Potter

Son
Female

Harriet Alice

Potter

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

52

1829

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Potter

Wife

Married

59

1822

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James Gerard

Potter

Son

Married

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harriet Alice

Potter

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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