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Household of Mathew Potts (born 1854, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, 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.

Mathew Potts and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Potts, born in 1854 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Potts, born in 1855 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1877 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England), Mark (born 1879 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Mother In Law, Fanny Holding, born in 1813 in Cheshire, England.


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Mathew Potts's household

Male

Mathew

Potts

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Potts

Wife
Female

Sarah

Potts

Daughter
Male

Mark

Potts

Son
Male

Thomas

Potts

Son
Female

Fanny

Holding

Mother In Law
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Potts

Head

Married

27

1854

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Potts

Wife

Married

26

1855

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Potts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Mark

Potts

Son

Single

2

1879

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Potts

Son

Single

0

1881

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Holding

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Cheshire, England

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