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Household of John Potter (born 1817, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 1817 in Christow, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Potter, born in 1837 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Redruth, Cornwall, England), Mary J (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Emma (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Frederick Chermour, born in 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Jane

Potter

Wife
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Mary J

Potter

Daughter
Female

Emma

Potter

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Chermour

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Christow, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

64

1817

Christow, Devon, England

Jane

Potter

Wife

Married

44

1837

Exeter, Devon, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Potter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

Emma

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Frederick

Chermour

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

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