Joseph Chown
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Household of Abraham Potter (born 1813, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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.
Abraham Potter and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Potter, born in 1813 in Feniton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Emma Agusta Bridges, born in 1841 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Emma Agusta (born 1841 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), William (born 1855 in Kilmington, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1869 in Kilmington, Devon, England), Susan (born 1871 in Kilmington, Devon, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Kilmington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Rewe, Devon, England) and Abraham's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Axminster, Devon, England).
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Ellen Bridges's household
Ellen
Bridges
Head
Emma Agusta
Bridges
Daughter
Elizabeth
Leach
Servant
Eliza
Trim
Servant
Abraham
Potter
Head
Ann
Potter
Wife
Joseph
Chown
Head
Fanny
Chown
Wife
William
Chown
Son
Fanny
Chown
Daughter
Susan
Chown
Daughter
Sarah Jane
Chown
Daughter
| First name(s) | Ellen |
| Last name | Bridges |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Lewisham, Kent, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellen | Bridges | Head | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Lewisham, Kent, England | |
Emma Agusta | Bridges | Daughter | Single | 40 | 1841 | Tottenham, Middlesex, England | |
Elizabeth | Leach | Servant | Married | 29 | 1852 | Rewe, Devon, England | |
Eliza | Trim | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Axminster, Devon, England | |
Abraham | Potter | Head | Married | 68 | 1813 | Feniton, Devon, England | |
Ann | Potter | Wife | Married | 66 | 1815 | Feniton, Devon, England | |
Joseph | Chown | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Shute, Devon, England | |
Fanny | Chown | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Devon, England | |
William | Chown | Son | Widower | 26 | 1855 | Kilmington, Devon, England | |
Fanny | Chown | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Kilmington, Devon, England | |
Susan | Chown | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Kilmington, Devon, England | |
Sarah Jane | Chown | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Kilmington, Devon, England |
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