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Household of John W Potter (born 1852, 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 W Potter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Potter, born in 1852 in Haxby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Emma Potter, born in 1851 in Escrick, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Florance (born 1876 in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England) and Constance M (born 1878 in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Alfred (born 1863 in Kelfield, Yorkshire, England), John W's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Kelfield, Yorkshire, England), John W's Servant, William (born 1866 in Thornton Le Clay, Yorkshire, England) and John W's Servant, Maria (born 1860 in Heslington, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Potter's household

Male

John W

Potter

Head
Female

Emma

Potter

Wife
Female

Florance

Potter

Daughter
Female

Constance M

Potter

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Dodsworth

Servant
Male

Thomas

Fox

Servant
Male

William

Robinson

Servant
Female

Maria

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Haxby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Potter

Head

Married

29

1852

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Potter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Florance

Potter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England

Constance M

Potter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Dodsworth

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kelfield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fox

Servant

Single

19

1862

Kelfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Robinson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Thornton Le Clay, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Cooper

Servant

Single

21

1860

Heslington, Yorkshire, England

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