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Household of William Potter (born 1812, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1812 in Totnes, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potter, born in 1811 in Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1842 in St George's Hanover Square) and William (born 1845 in St George's Hanover Square).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Mary J (born 1847 in Henfield, Sussex, England) and William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1846 in Durham, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife
Male

Henry

Potter

Son
Male

William

Potter

Son
Female

Mary J

Potter

Daughter In Law
Female

Sarah

Hodgson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Totnes, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

69

1812

Totnes, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

70

1811

Monmouthshire, Wales

Henry

Potter

Son

Married

39

1842

St George's Hanover Square

William

Potter

Son

Single

36

1845

St George's Hanover Square

Mary J

Potter

Daughter In Law

Married

34

1847

Henfield, Sussex, England

Sarah

Hodgson

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Durham, England

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