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Household of John Potter (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Potter, born in 1835 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1842 in Newbottle, Durham, England. They had 10 children; Henry (born 1863 in Newbottle, Durham, England), John (born 1865 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Edward (born 1867 in Harraton, Durham, England), Marston (born 1869 in Harraton, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Harraton, Durham, England), Emily Ann (born 1873 in Fatfield, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Fatfield, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Fatfield, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1880 in Durham, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Durham, England).


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John Potter's household

Male

John

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Male

Henry

Potter

Son
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

Edward

Potter

Son
Male

Marston

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Female

Emily Ann

Potter

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Female

Eliza

Potter

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Potter

Son
Female

Jane

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Potter

Head

Married

46

1835

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newbottle, Durham, England

Henry

Potter

Son

Single

18

1863

Newbottle, Durham, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Newbottle, Durham, England

Edward

Potter

Son

Single

14

1867

Harraton, Durham, England

Marston

Potter

Son

Single

12

1869

Harraton, Durham, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

Harraton, Durham, England

Emily Ann

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Fatfield, Durham, England

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Fatfield, Durham, England

Eliza

Potter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Fatfield, Durham, England

Benjamin

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

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