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Household of Richard Potter (born 1831, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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.

Richard Potter and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Potter, born in 1831 in Woodlands, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Potter, born in 1831 in St Giles, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1861 in Woodlands, Dorset, England.


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Richard Potter's household

Male

Richard

Potter

Head
Female

Sarah A

Potter

Wife
Male

James

Potter

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Woodlands, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Potter

Head

Married

50

1831

Woodlands, Dorset, England

Sarah A

Potter

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Giles, Dorset, England

James

Potter

Son

Single

20

1861

Woodlands, Dorset, England

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