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Household of Peter Potts (born 1817, 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.

Peter Potts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Potts, born in 1817 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Martha Potts, born in 1819 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1867 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Peter (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Mary (born 1854 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Louisa (born 1863 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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Peter Potts's household

Male

Peter

Potts

Head
Female

Martha

Potts

Wife
Female

Mary A

Hunt

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Hunt

Grand Son
Male

Peter

Hunt

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Swift

Boarder
Female

Louisa

Plant

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Potts

Head

Married

64

1817

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Potts

Wife

Married

62

1819

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Hunt

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Hunt

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Peter

Hunt

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Swift

Boarder

Married

27

1854

York, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Plant

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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