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Household of Thomas Potter (born 1837, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potter, born in 1837 in Eaton, Bedfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1840 in Sutton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Lucy P (born 1873 in Sutton, Lincolnshire, England), Jane E (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Arthur H (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and George J (born 1880 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Thomas Potter's household

Male

Thomas

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Female

Lucy P

Potter

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Potter

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Potter

Son
Male

George J

Potter

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Eaton, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potter

Head

Married

44

1837

Eaton, Bedfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

Lucy P

Potter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

Jane E

Potter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

Arthur H

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

George J

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Plaistow, Essex, England

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