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Household of Peter Potts (born 1855, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Potts, born in 1855 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Potts, born in 1854 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; John H (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and William R (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1831 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Peter's Sister In Law, Emily (born 1861 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Peter Potts's household

Male

Peter

Potts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Potts

Wife
Male

John H

Potts

Son
Male

William R

Potts

Son
Female

Sarah

Duckworth

Mother In Law
Female

Emily

Duckworth

Sister In Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Potts

Head

Married

26

1855

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Potts

Wife

Married

27

1854

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John H

Potts

Son

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William R

Potts

Son

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Duckworth

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emily

Duckworth

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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