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Household of Joseph Nisson Potts (born 1840, 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.

Joseph Nisson Potts and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nisson Potts, born in 1840 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph Nisson was the head of the household, married to Nancy Potts, born in 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen Broffly, born 1868 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph Nisson's Servant, Sarah Phillips, born in 1864 in Dawley, Shropshire, England.


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Joseph Nisson Potts's household

Male

Joseph Nisson

Potts

Head
Female

Nancy

Potts

Wife
Female

Ellen Broffly

Potts

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) Joseph Nisson
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Nisson

Potts

Head

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Potts

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Ellen Broffly

Potts

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Phillips

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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