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Household of William Potter (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potter, born in 1834 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Potter, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1868 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1874 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England), Alice A (born 1875 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1877 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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William Potter's household

Male

William

Potter

Head
Female

Ann

Potter

Wife
Male

Charles

Potter

Son
Female

Hannah

Potter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Potter

Son
Female

Polly

Potter

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Potter

Daughter
Female

Jane

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potter

Head

Married

47

1834

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Potter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Charles

Potter

Son

Single

13

1868

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Potter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Potter

Son

Single

9

1872

Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Potter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England

Alice A

Potter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Potter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England

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