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Household of William Potter (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1856 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Potter, born in 1856 in -. They had 3 children; John W (born 1876 in -), Alice M (born 1878 in -) and Eleanor (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Maurice (born 1866 in -), William's Lodger, Mark (born 1844 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Sam (born 1865 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Susannah

Potter

Wife
Male

John W

Potter

Son
Female

Alice M

Potter

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Potter

Daughter
Male

Maurice

Potter

Brother
Male

Mark

Foard

Lodger
Male

Sam

Foard

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

25

1856

-

Susannah

Potter

Wife

Married

25

1856

-

John W

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Alice M

Potter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Eleanor

Potter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Maurice

Potter

Brother

Single

15

1866

-

Mark

Foard

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Foard

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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