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Household of John Potter (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1834 in St Lawrence, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Potter, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1858 in York, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1865 in York, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Alice

Potter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
Male

William

Potter

Son
Male

James

Potter

Son
Male

George

Potter

Son
Female

Louisa

Potter

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Female

Sarah

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Lawrence, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

47

1834

St Lawrence, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Potter

Wife

Married

46

1835

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

23

1858

York, Yorkshire, England

James

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

York, Yorkshire, England

George

Potter

Son

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

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