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Household of William H Potter (born 1848)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Potter, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1843 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mabel (born 1874 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), William R (born 1875 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and Alan (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William H's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Northamptonshire, England).


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William H Potter's household

Male

William H

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Female

Mabel

Potter

Daughter
Male

William R

Potter

Son
Male

Alan

Potter

Son
Female

Jane

Telfer

Servant
Female

Mary

Adkins

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Potter

Head

Married

33

1848

-

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

38

1843

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Mabel

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

William R

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Alan

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Jane

Telfer

Servant

Single

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Adkins

Servant

Single

26

1855

Northamptonshire, England

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