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Household of William Potter (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1850 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1849 in Hapton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1874 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1877 in Hapton, Lancashire, England) and Grace (born 1880 in Hapton, Lancashire, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Male

Richard

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Potter

Daughter
Female

Grace

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

31

1850

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Potter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Grace

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hapton, Lancashire, England

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