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Household of John Hy Possnett (born 1859, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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.

John Hy Possnett and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hy Possnett, born in 1859 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 3 members. John Hy was the head of the household, married to Mary Possnett, born in 1860 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John Hy's Brother In Law, Michael Davenport, born in 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Hy Possnett's household

Male

John Hy

Possnett

Head
Female

Mary

Possnett

Wife
Male

Michael

Davenport

Brother In Law
First name(s) John Hy
Last name Possnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Hy

Possnett

Head

Married

22

1859

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary

Possnett

Wife

Married

21

1860

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Michael

Davenport

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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