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Household of Francis Potter (born 1844, Middlesex)

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.

Francis Potter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Potter, born in 1844 in St George in the East, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1844 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Edith (born 1871 in St George's in the East, Middlesex, England), Ellen Mary (born 1873 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Alice Ann (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Charles Francis (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Ernest Samuel (born 1879 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Harold Godwin (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Francis's Servant, Elizabeth Bashford, born in 1869 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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Francis Potter's household

Male

Francis

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Female

Edith

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ellen Mary

Potter

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Potter

Daughter
Male

Charles Francis

Potter

Son
Male

Ernest Samuel

Potter

Son
Male

Harold Godwin

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bashford

Servant
First name(s) Francis
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Potter

Head

Married

37

1844

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

37

1844

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Edith

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St George's in the East, Middlesex, England

Ellen Mary

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Alice Ann

Potter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles Francis

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ernest Samuel

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Croydon, Surrey, England

Harold Godwin

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Bashford

Servant

Single

12

1869

Croydon, Surrey, England

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