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Household of David Potter (born 1807, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,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.

David Potter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Potter, born in 1807 in Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Potter, born in 1815 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1831 in Norfolk. They had 3 grandchildren; Edward (born 1869 in -), David (born 1872 in -) and Sidney (born 1874 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, Eliza (born 1821 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and David's Lodger, Thomas John (born 1853 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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David Potter's household

Male

David

Potter

Head
Female

Mary

Potter

Wife
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

Edward

Boutall

Grand Son
Male

David

Boutall

Grand Son
Male

Sidney

Boutall

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Vason

Lodger
Male

Thomas John

Lanch

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Potter

Head

Married

74

1807

Norfolk, England

Mary

Potter

Wife

Married

66

1815

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

50

1831

-

Edward

Boutall

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

-

David

Boutall

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

-

Sidney

Boutall

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

-

Eliza

Vason

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Thomas John

Lanch

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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