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Household of Charles Potter (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Charles Potter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Potter, born in 1837 in Cranbrook, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Frances Potter, born in 1843 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Florence E (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Ada F (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1873 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Charles W (born 1876 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Wifes Sister, Emily (born 1854 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Charles's Assistant, William H (born 1864 in Essex, England).


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Charles Potter's household

Male

Charles

Potter

Head
Female

Frances

Potter

Wife
Female

Florence E

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ada F

Potter

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Potter

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Potter

Son
Female

Emily

Ball

Wifes Sister
Male

William H

Varrow

Assistant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cranbrook, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Potter

Head

Married

44

1837

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Frances

Potter

Wife

Married

38

1843

City of London, Middlesex, England

Florence E

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ada F

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

City of London, Middlesex, England

Charles W

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emily

Ball

Wifes Sister

Single

27

1854

City of London, Middlesex, England

William H

Varrow

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Essex, England

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