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Household of John Potter (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Potter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1844 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Potter, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Simpson, born in 1861 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Jane

Potter

Wife
Female

Mary

Potter

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Potter

Son
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

37

1844

Bath, Somerset, England

Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Simpson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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