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Household of Walter Potter (born 1856, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Walter Potter and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Potter, born in 1856 in Burston, Norfolk, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Potter, born in 1859 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Sarah Jane, born 1879 in Felling, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Boarder, Thomas Ball, born in 1860 in Roydon, Norfolk, England.


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Walter Potter's household

Male

Walter

Potter

Head
Female

Mary

Potter

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Potter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ball

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Burston, Norfolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Potter

Head

Married

25

1856

Burston, Norfolk, England

Mary

Potter

Wife

Married

22

1859

Heworth, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Felling, Durham, England

Thomas

Ball

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Roydon, Norfolk, England

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