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Household of William Potter (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1848 in Kenton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Potter, born in 1843 in Teignmouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Reginald (born 1877 in Kenton, Devon, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Kenton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Kenton, Devon, England), William's Servant, Herbert (born 1865 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Fanny (born 1865 in Kenton, Devon, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Ellen

Potter

Wife
Male

Reginald

Potter

Son
Female

Beatrice

Potter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Handcock

Servant
Male

Herbert

Peck

Servant
Female

Fanny

Lovell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kenton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

33

1848

Kenton, Devon, England

Ellen

Potter

Wife

Married

38

1843

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Reginald

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Kenton, Devon, England

Beatrice

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kenton, Devon, England

Robert

Handcock

Servant

Single

15

1866

Kenton, Devon, England

Herbert

Peck

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tiverton, Devon, England

Fanny

Lovell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kenton, Devon, England

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