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Household of William H Pothill (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

William H Pothill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Pothill, born in 1831 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Ann Pothill, born in 1828 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1858 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1860 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Edgar (born 1864 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1867 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Ellen M (born 1868 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Servant, Jane Slater, born in 1863 in Wilton, Oxfordshire, England.


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William H Pothill's household

Male

William H

Pothill

Head
Female

Ann

Pothill

Wife
Male

Henry

Pothill

Son
Female

Alice

Pothill

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Pothill

Son
Male

Edgar

Pothill

Son
Male

Charles

Pothill

Son
Female

Ellen M

Pothill

Daughter
Female

Jane

Slater

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Pothill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Pothill

Head

Married

50

1831

London, Middlesex, England

Ann

Pothill

Wife

Married

53

1828

Hastings, Sussex, England

Henry

Pothill

Son

Single

23

1858

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Pothill

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Croydon, Surrey, England

Arthur

Pothill

Son

Single

19

1862

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edgar

Pothill

Son

Single

17

1864

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles

Pothill

Son

Single

14

1867

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ellen M

Pothill

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Croydon, Surrey, England

Jane

Slater

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wilton, Oxfordshire, England

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