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Household of William H Potter (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

William H Potter and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Potter, born in 1826 in Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potter, born in 1830 in Italy. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1860 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England) and George H (born 1862 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jessie, born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William H's Visitor, John C (born 1859 in Southport, Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Dorothy (born 1861 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England) and William H's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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William H Potter's household

Male

William H

Potter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

James H

Potter

Son
Male

George H

Potter

Son
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lowe

Visitor
Male

John C

Heald

Visitor
Female

Dorothy

Bradley

Servant
Female

Ann

Bradley

Servant
Female

Sarah

Durfar

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Potter

Head

Married

55

1826

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife

Married

51

1830

Italy

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James H

Potter

Son

Single

21

1860

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

George H

Potter

Son

Single

19

1862

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lowe

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Chester, Cheshire, England

John C

Heald

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Southport, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Bradley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bradley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Durfar

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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