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Household of William Potter (born 1844, Lancashire)

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 Potter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Potter, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1874 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Stuart (born 1877 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Ethel A (born 1880 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Maria (born 1859 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Annie E (born 1861 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Margaret M

Potter

Wife
Male

Frederick

Potter

Son
Male

Stuart

Potter

Son
Male

Herbert

Potter

Son
Female

Ethel A

Potter

Daughter
Female

Maria

Malone

Servant
Female

Annie E

Duffitt

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret M

Potter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Stuart

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Ethel A

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Maria

Malone

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Annie E

Duffitt

Servant

Single

20

1861

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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