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Household of Henry Potts (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

Henry Potts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Potts, born in 1844 in Chilham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Potts, born in 1844 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Susan (born 1870 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Ada (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Brother, John (born 1858 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Henry's Visitor, Sophia (born 1850 in Doddington, Kent, England).


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Henry Potts's household

Male

Henry

Potts

Head
Female

Eliza

Potts

Wife
Female

Susan

Potts

Daughter
Female

Ada

Potts

Daughter
Male

Harry

Potts

Son
Male

John

Wills

Brother
Female

Sophia

Brenchley

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chilham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Potts

Head

Married

37

1844

Chilham, Kent, England

Eliza

Potts

Wife

Married

37

1844

Canterbury, Kent, England

Susan

Potts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Canterbury, Kent, England

Ada

Potts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Harry

Potts

Son

Single

2

1879

Canterbury, Kent, England

John

Wills

Brother

Single

23

1858

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sophia

Brenchley

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Doddington, Kent, England

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