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Household of John Potter (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Potter, born in 1845 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1870 in Stockton, Durham, England), John W (born 1871 in Stockton, Durham, England), Frank (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wifes Sister, Jane Yaxall, born in 1859 in Cheshire, England.


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Mary

Potter

Wife
Female

Emily

Potter

Daughter
Male

John W

Potter

Son
Male

Frank

Potter

Son
Female

Jane

Potter

Daughter
Female

Jane

Yaxall

Wifes Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Potter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cheshire, England

Emily

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stockton, Durham, England

John W

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

Stockton, Durham, England

Frank

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stockton, Durham, England

Jane

Yaxall

Wifes Sister

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

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