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Household of Benjamin Potter (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Flintshire, Wales

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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.

Benjamin Potter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Potter, born in 1833 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potter, born in 1835 in Germany. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1865 in Middlesex, England), Henry J (born 1872 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales) and Stephen H (born 1874 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Susan Foulkes, born in 1866 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales.


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Benjamin Potter's household

Male

Benjamin

Potter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife
Male

Arthur

Potter

Son
Male

Henry J

Potter

Son
Male

Stephen H

Potter

Son
Female

Susan

Foulkes

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Potter

Head

Married

48

1833

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife

Married

46

1835

Germany

Arthur

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Henry J

Potter

Son

Single

9

1872

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Stephen H

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Susan

Foulkes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

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