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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Potts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rhoda Potts, born in 1850 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1868 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Ada (born 1872 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Rhoda M (born 1879 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Charles A (born 1862 in Stourton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1861 in Madeley, Shropshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Henry (born 1868 in Aldridge, Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah A (born 1858 in Walsall Wood, Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Rhoda

Potts

Wife
Female

Alice

Potts

Daughter
Female

Ada

Potts

Daughter
Female

Rhoda M

Potts

Daughter
Male

Charles A

Cox

Servant
Male

John

Edwards

Servant
Male

Henry

Willis

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Stokes

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potts

Head

Married

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Rhoda

Potts

Wife

Married

31

1850

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Potts

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Potts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Rhoda M

Potts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Charles A

Cox

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stourton, Staffordshire, England

John

Edwards

Servant

Single

20

1861

Madeley, Shropshire, England

Henry

Willis

Servant

Single

13

1868

Aldridge, Shropshire, England

Sarah A

Stokes

Servant

Single

23

1858

Walsall Wood, Shropshire, England

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