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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alresford, Hampshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1834 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Potter, born in 1835 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1859 in Faversham, Kent, England), Florence (born 1868 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Emily O (born 1874 in Northington, Hampshire, England), Paul T (born 1875 in Northington, Hampshire, England) and Mabel J (born 1880 in Northington, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Louisa Hall, born in 1864 in Northington, Hampshire, England.


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Sarah

Potter

Wife
Female

Mary E

Potter

Daughter
Female

Florence

Potter

Daughter
Female

Emily O

Potter

Daughter
Male

Paul T

Potter

Son
Female

Mabel J

Potter

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Hall

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

47

1834

Gillingham, Kent, England

Sarah

Potter

Wife

Married

46

1835

Buckinghamshire, England

Mary E

Potter

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Faversham, Kent, England

Florence

Potter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Peckham, Surrey, England

Emily O

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Northington, Hampshire, England

Paul T

Potter

Son

Single

6

1875

Northington, Hampshire, England

Mabel J

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Northington, Hampshire, England

Louisa

Hall

Servant

Single

17

1864

Northington, Hampshire, England

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