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Household of John D Potter (born 1837, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

John D Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John D Potter, born in 1837 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. John D was the head of the household, married to Marian J Potter, born in 1846 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Bertha R (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Ethel M (born 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John D's Visitor Brother In Law, William G (born 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John D's Nephew, William G P (born 1873 in Streatham, Surrey, England) and John D's Servant, Charlotte (born 1857 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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John D Potter's household

Male

John D

Potter

Head
Female

Marian J

Potter

Wife
Female

Bertha R

Potter

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Potter

Daughter
Male

William G

Davis

Visitor Brother In Law
Male

William G P

Davis

Nephew
Female

Charlotte

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) John D
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John D

Potter

Head

Married

44

1837

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Marian J

Potter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Bertha R

Potter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Ethel M

Potter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William G

Davis

Visitor Brother In Law

Widower

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William G P

Davis

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Streatham, Surrey, England

Charlotte

Mitchell

Servant

Single

24

1857

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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