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Household of William Potter (born 1836, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1836 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Potter, born in 1837 in Northam, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1861 in Bideford, Devon, England), William Thos (born 1865 in Bideford, Devon, England), Susannah (born 1869 in Bideford, Devon, England), Ernest Edmund (born 1871 in Bideford, Devon, England), George Henry (born 1873 in Bideford, Devon, England), Charles England (born 1877 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Jessie (born 1880 in Bideford, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Frederick, born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England.


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Susannah

Potter

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Potter

Daughter
Male

William Thos

Potter

Son
Female

Susannah

Potter

Daughter
Male

Ernest Edmund

Potter

Son
Male

George Henry

Potter

Son
Male

Charles England

Potter

Son
Female

Jessie

Potter

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Potter

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

45

1836

Bideford, Devon, England

Susannah

Potter

Wife

Married

44

1837

Northam, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bideford, Devon, England

William Thos

Potter

Son

Single

16

1865

Bideford, Devon, England

Susannah

Potter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bideford, Devon, England

Ernest Edmund

Potter

Son

Single

10

1871

Bideford, Devon, England

George Henry

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles England

Potter

Son

Single

4

1877

Bideford, Devon, England

Jessie

Potter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bideford, Devon, England

Frederick

Potter

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Bideford, Devon, England

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