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Household of William Potter (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Potter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Potter, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Anna (born 1863 in Little Missnden, Buckinghamshire, England) and Daniel (born 1874 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Priscilla (born 1838 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), William's Servant, Mary A L (born 1854 in Upper Tooting, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Eliza A (born 1866 in Old Kent Road, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Emily J (born 1834 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Servant, Caroline (born 1837 in Stanton, Wiltshire, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Agnes

Potter

Wife
Female

Anna

Potter

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Potter

Son
Female

Priscilla

Houseden

Servant
Female

Mary A L

Jenkins

Servant
Female

Eliza A

Gordon

Servant
Female

Emily J

Ridler

Servant
Female

Caroline

Allsop

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Potter

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Anna

Potter

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Little Missnden, Buckinghamshire, England

Daniel

Potter

Son

Single

7

1874

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Priscilla

Houseden

Servant

Single

43

1838

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Mary A L

Jenkins

Servant

Single

27

1854

Upper Tooting, Surrey, England

Eliza A

Gordon

Servant

Single

15

1866

Old Kent Road, Middlesex, England

Emily J

Ridler

Servant

Single

47

1834

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Caroline

Allsop

Servant

Single

44

1837

Stanton, Wiltshire, England

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