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Household of William Potter (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Potter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1837 in Knotty Ash, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Potter, born in 1838 in Neston, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), William (born 1872 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) and Emma (born 1861 in Little Brington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, William Rolands, born in 1859 in Upton, Cheshire, England.


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Jane

Potter

Wife
Female

Frances

Potter

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

Henry

Potter

Son
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
Male

William

Rolands

Son In Law
Female

Emma

Rolands

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Knotty Ash, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

44

1837

Knotty Ash, Lancashire, England

Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

43

1838

Neston, Cheshire, England

Frances

Potter

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

13

1868

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

9

1872

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Henry

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

William

Rolands

Son In Law

Single

22

1859

Upton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Rolands

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Little Brington, Cheshire, England

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