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Household of William Potter (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 Potter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1831 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Potter, born in 1846 in Guernsey, Channel Islands. They had 8 children; Frank H (born 1862 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Alice M (born 1864 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Florence (born 1865 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Alfred E (born 1868 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Edith M (born 1875 in Kennington, Kent, England), Minna D (born 1877 in Kennington, Kent, England), Harold A (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Claude J (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Coaltrup, born in 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Mary A

Potter

Wife
Male

Frank H

Potter

Son
Female

Alice M

Potter

Daughter
Female

Florence

Potter

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Potter

Son
Female

Edith M

Potter

Daughter
Female

Minna D

Potter

Daughter
Male

Harold A

Potter

Son
Male

Claude J

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Coaltrup

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

50

1831

London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Potter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Frank H

Potter

Son

Single

19

1862

Walworth, Surrey, England

Alice M

Potter

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Walworth, Surrey, England

Florence

Potter

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Walworth, Surrey, England

Alfred E

Potter

Son

Single

13

1868

Walworth, Surrey, England

Edith M

Potter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kennington, Kent, England

Minna D

Potter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kennington, Kent, England

Harold A

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Claude J

Potter

Son

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Coaltrup

Servant

Single

23

1858

Brighton, Sussex, England

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