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Household of John Potter (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.

John Potter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1823 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Potter, born in 1834 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), William M (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Lewis (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Caroline (born 1855 in Scotland), John's Servant, Elsie (born 1859 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Sarah A E (born 1859 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Caroline

Potter

Wife
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
Male

William M

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Potter

Son
Female

Caroline

Potter

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Maclean

Servant
Female

Elsie

Mc Gillvary

Servant
Female

Sarah A E

Craine

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

58

1823

Scotland

Caroline

Potter

Wife

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

William M

Potter

Son

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Lewis

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Potter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Maclean

Servant

Single

26

1855

Scotland

Elsie

Mc Gillvary

Servant

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Sarah A E

Craine

Servant

Single

22

1859

North Walsham, Norfolk, England

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