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Household of Richard Potter (born 1843, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Potter, born in 1843 in Dawlish, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Potter, born in 1849 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Bessie (born 1875 in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England), Olive (born 1877 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Frank (born 1878 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Nephew, John Godfrey, born in 1869 in Willand, Devon, England.
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Richard Potter's household
Richard
Potter
Head
Eliza
Potter
Wife
Bessie
Potter
Daughter
Olive
Potter
Daughter
Frank
Potter
Son
Maud
Potter
Daughter
John
Godfrey
Nephew
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Potter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Dawlish, Devon, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Potter | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Eliza | Potter | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Devon, England | |
Bessie | Potter | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Lockwood, Yorkshire, England | |
Olive | Potter | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Frank | Potter | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Maud | Potter | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
John | Godfrey | Nephew | Single | 12 | 1869 | Willand, Devon, England |
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