Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Potter (born 1833, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1833 in Layer de la Haye, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Potter, born in 1851 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 3 children; William O (born 1862 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Alice R (born 1866 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Amy (born 1861 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Charlotte (born 1817 in Halstead, Essex, England) and William's Sister, Amelia A (born 1846 in Essex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Eliza

Potter

Wife
Male

William O

Potter

Son
Female

Alice R

Potter

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Carter

Mother In Law
Female

Amelia A

Potter

Sister
Female

Mary F

Foulkes

Wife
Female

Amy

Foulkes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Layer de la Haye, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

48

1833

Layer de la Haye, Essex, England

Eliza

Potter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stratford, Essex, England

William O

Potter

Son

Single

19

1862

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alice R

Potter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Carter

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Halstead, Essex, England

Amelia A

Potter

Sister

Single

35

1846

Essex, England

Mary F

Foulkes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amy

Foulkes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Potter in Islington in 1881, and follow the Potter family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Potter

We’ve found William Potter in 515 family trees. Find out more about William Potter's household and view the Potter family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census