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Household of John Potter (born 1843, Essex)

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 1843 in Halstead, Essex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Potter, born in 1843 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), George (born 1870 in Bromley, Kent, England), Jane (born 1872 in Bromley, Kent, England), Louise (born 1873 in Bromley, Kent, England), Arthur H (born 1876 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Albert P (born 1880 in Bromley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1853 in Southend, Kent, England) and John's Baker, Walter J (born 1861 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Jane

Potter

Wife
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

George

Potter

Son
Female

Jane

Potter

Daughter
Female

Louise

Potter

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Potter

Son
Male

Albert P

Potter

Son
Female

Ann

Ling

Servant
Male

Walter J

Curtis

Baker
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Halstead, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

38

1843

Halstead, Essex, England

Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Potter

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Kent, England

Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Kent, England

Louise

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Kent, England

Arthur H

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Kent, England

Albert P

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Kent, England

Ann

Ling

Servant

Single

28

1853

Southend, Kent, England

Walter J

Curtis

Baker

Single

20

1861

Wallingford, Berkshire, England

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