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Household of John Potter (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1831 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Potter, born in 1834 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 10 children; Mary E (born 1857 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1859 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John J (born 1862 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Charles P (born 1864 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Alexander (born 1866 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Florence R (born 1868 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1869 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1873 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Frederick (born 1876 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Potter

Wife
Female

Mary E

Potter

Daughter
Female

Emily

Potter

Daughter
Male

John J

Potter

Son
Male

Charles P

Potter

Son
Male

Alexander

Potter

Son
Female

Florence R

Potter

Daughter
Female

Edith

Potter

Daughter
Male

Henry

Potter

Son
Female

Kate

Potter

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Potter

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

50

1831

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mary E

Potter

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emily

Potter

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John J

Potter

Son

Single

19

1862

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Charles P

Potter

Son

Single

17

1864

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Potter

Son

Single

15

1866

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Florence R

Potter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Edith

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Henry

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Kate

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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