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Household of John Potter (born 1843, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Potter, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and George A (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Clara (born 1818 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Sister, Ellen (born 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Niece, Ellen E (born 1879 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England) and John's Nephew, Isaac (born 1881 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Ellen

Potter

Wife
Female

Clara

Potter

Mother
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Alice

Potter

Daughter
Male

George A

Potter

Son
Male

Thomas

Stephens

Brother In Law
Female

Ellen

Stephens

Sister
Female

Ellen E

Stephens

Niece
Male

Isaac

Stephens

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Potter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Clara

Potter

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George A

Potter

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Stephens

Brother In Law

Married

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Stephens

Sister

Married

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen E

Stephens

Niece

Single

2

1879

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Stephens

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

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