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Household of William H Potter (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 Potter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Potter, born in 1834 in Bedminster, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Louisa Potter, born in 1837 in Topsham, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1870 in Topsham, Devon, England), Annie (born 1876 in Topsham, Devon, England), Thomas A (born 1878 in Topsham, Devon, England) and John (born 1879 in Topsham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Servant, Bessie Murphy, born in 1867 in Topsham, Devon, England.


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William H Potter's household

Male

William H

Potter

Head
Female

Louisa

Potter

Wife
Male

William H

Potter

Son
Female

Annie

Potter

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Potter

Son
Male

John

Potter

Son
Female

Bessie

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bedminster, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Potter

Head

Married

47

1834

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Louisa

Potter

Wife

Married

44

1837

Topsham, Devon, England

William H

Potter

Son

Single

11

1870

Topsham, Devon, England

Annie

Potter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Topsham, Devon, England

Thomas A

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Topsham, Devon, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

2

1879

Topsham, Devon, England

Bessie

Murphy

Servant

Single

14

1867

Topsham, Devon, England

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