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Household of George Potter (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

George Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Potter, born in 1854 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Potter, born in 1853 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England), Edmund (born 1877 in Bideford, Devon, England), Frederick G (born 1878 in Bideford, Devon, England) and James (born 1880 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother, Elizabeth Potter, born in 1815 in Bideford, Devon, England.


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George Potter's household

Male

George

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Potter

Wife
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Male

Edmund

Potter

Son
Male

Frederick G

Potter

Son
Male

James

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Mother
First name(s) George
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Potter

Head

Married

27

1854

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bideford, Devon, England

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

Edmund

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Bideford, Devon, England

Frederick G

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Bideford, Devon, England

James

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Bideford, Devon, England

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