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Household of John Potter (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1852 in Finchley, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potter, born in 1851 in Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1878 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) and John Fred (born 1880 in Finchley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert Cookson, born in 1860 in Battersea, Surrey, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife
Female

Alice

Potter

Daughter
Male

John Fred

Potter

Son
Male

Robert

Cookson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Finchley, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

29

1852

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wiltshire, England

Alice

Potter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

John Fred

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Robert

Cookson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Battersea, Surrey, England

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