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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1848, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1848 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Potter, born in 1849 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; Anne E (born 1870 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England), John T (born 1872 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England), William (born 1874 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Mary J (born 1876 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Kate J (born 1878 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and George A (born 1880 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Ann Sargent, born in 1800 in Welling, Kent, England.


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Mary A

Potter

Wife
Female

Anne E

Potter

Daughter
Male

John T

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Female

Mary J

Potter

Daughter
Female

Kate J

Potter

Daughter
Male

George A

Potter

Son
Female

Ann

Sargent

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

33

1848

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Mary A

Potter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Anne E

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

John T

Potter

Son

Single

9

1872

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

Plumstead, Kent, England

Mary J

Potter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plumstead, Kent, England

Kate J

Potter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plumstead, Kent, England

George A

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Plumstead, Kent, England

Ann

Sargent

Lodger

Widow

81

1800

Welling, Kent, England

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