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Household of Emma Potts (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Emma Potts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma Potts, born in 1847 in Handforth, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Emma was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Ernest Robert (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward Thomas (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha Ann (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Walter Ezekiel (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Emma's Mother, Jane (born 1823 in Handforth, Cheshire, England), Emma's Sister, Maria (born 1845 in Handforth, Cheshire, England) and Emma's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Styal, Cheshire, England).


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Emma Potts's household

Female

Emma

Potts

Head
Male

Ernest Robert

Potts

Son
Male

Edward Thomas

Potts

Son
Female

Martha Ann

Potts

Daughter
Male

Walter Ezekiel

Potts

Son
Female

Jane

Hammond

Mother
Female

Maria

Hammond

Sister
Male

William

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) Emma
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Handforth, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma

Potts

Head

Widow

34

1847

Handforth, Cheshire, England

Ernest Robert

Potts

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward Thomas

Potts

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Potts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter Ezekiel

Potts

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hammond

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Handforth, Cheshire, England

Maria

Hammond

Sister

Single

36

1845

Handforth, Cheshire, England

William

Taylor

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Styal, Cheshire, England

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