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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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 1845 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma A Potter, born in 1849 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Thomas F (born 1871 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), Ada E (born 1874 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) and Percy F (born 1878 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Head, Henry G (born 1836 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Wife Boarder, Adelaide (born 1834 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Thomas's Daughter Boarder, Mary A (born 1858 in Holloway, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Pembury, Kent, England).


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Emma A

Potter

Wife
Male

Thomas F

Potter

Son
Female

Ada E

Potter

Daughter
Male

Percy F

Potter

Son
Male

Henry G

Sutton

Boarder Head
Female

Adelaide

Sutton

Wife Boarder
Female

Mary A

Sutton

Daughter Boarder
Female

Margaret

Wells

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

36

1845

Maidstone, Kent, England

Emma A

Potter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dover, Kent, England

Thomas F

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Ada E

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Percy F

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Henry G

Sutton

Boarder Head

Married

45

1836

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Adelaide

Sutton

Wife Boarder

Married

47

1834

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Mary A

Sutton

Daughter Boarder

Single

23

1858

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Wells

Servant

Single

23

1858

Pembury, Kent, England

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