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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

Thomas Potter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1829 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1829 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Jessie ? (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1858 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Hannah (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger Head, Rebecca Swamsbury, born in 1839 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Female

Jessie ?

Potter

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Potter

Daughter
Female

Florence

Potter

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Swamsbury

Lodger Head
Male

Frederick

Swamsbury

Son
Female

Hannah

Swamsbury

Daughter
Male

John

Swamsbury

Son
Male

William

Swamsbury

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

52

1829

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

52

1829

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Jessie ?

Potter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Potter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Florence

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Swamsbury

Lodger Head

Widow

42

1839

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Swamsbury

Son

Single

23

1858

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Swamsbury

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Swamsbury

Son

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Swamsbury

Son

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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