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Household of William Potter (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1842 in Horsham, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Potter, born in 1839 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth S (born 1869 in Beckenham, Kent, England), John (born 1871 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Henry (born 1873 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Jane M (born 1876 in Beckenham, Kent, England), William G (born 1878 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Elias T (born 1880 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Sarah (born 1872 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and William's Niece, Charlotte (born 1864 in Beckenham, Kent, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Lucy

Potter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth S

Potter

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son
Male

Henry

Potter

Son
Female

Jane M

Potter

Daughter
Male

William G

Potter

Son
Male

Elias T

Potter

Son
Female

Sarah

Borer

Niece
Female

Charlotte

Gilbert

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Horsham, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

39

1842

Horsham, Sussex, England

Lucy

Potter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Croydon, Surrey, England

Elizabeth S

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Beckenham, Kent, England

John

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

Beckenham, Kent, England

Henry

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Beckenham, Kent, England

Jane M

Potter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Beckenham, Kent, England

William G

Potter

Son

Single

3

1878

Beckenham, Kent, England

Elias T

Potter

Son

Single

1

1880

Beckenham, Kent, England

Sarah

Borer

Niece

Single

9

1872

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Charlotte

Gilbert

Niece

Single

17

1864

Beckenham, Kent, England

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