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Household of William Potter (born 1826, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1826 in Falmouth, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Potter, born in 1827 in Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Fredrick (born 1857 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), Clara (born 1863 in St Austell, Cornwall, England) and Catherine (born 1858 in St Austell, Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Catherine, born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Catherine

Potter

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Potter

Son
Female

Clara

Potter

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Potter

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Potter

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

55

1826

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Potter

Wife

Married

54

1827

Cornwall, England

Fredrick

Potter

Son

Single

24

1857

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Clara

Potter

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Potter

Daughter

Single

23

1858

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Potter

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

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