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Household of Samuel Potts (born 1847, 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.

Samuel Potts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Potts, born in 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Potts, born in 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1875 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), John Wm (born 1877 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1879 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1880 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Elizabeth A Cope, born in 1863 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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Samuel Potts's household

Male

Samuel

Potts

Head
Female

Lavinia

Potts

Wife
Male

Samuel

Potts

Son
Male

John Wm

Potts

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Potts

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Potts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Cope

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Potts

Head

Married

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Lavinia

Potts

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Potts

Son

Single

6

1875

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

John Wm

Potts

Son

Single

4

1877

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ann

Potts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Cope

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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