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Household of Joseph Potter (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Potter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Potter, born in 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rachel Potter, born in 1853 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Elenor (born 1876 in Middlesex, England) and Rose (born 1879 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Matilda Clark, born in 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Potter's household

Male

Joseph

Potter

Head
Female

Rachel

Potter

Wife
Male

Joseph

Potter

Son
Female

Elenor

Potter

Daughter
Female

Rose

Potter

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Potter

Head

Married

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Rachel

Potter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elenor

Potter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Rose

Potter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Matilda

Clark

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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