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Household of Thomas Potts (born 1807, 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.

Thomas Potts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Potts, born in 1807 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Samuel (born 1835 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Charlotte M (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), George T (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1860 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Elizabet A (born 1861 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Sarah J Potts, born in 1850 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Potts's household

Male

Thomas

Potts

Head
Female

Mary

Potts

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Potts

Son
Female

Sarah J

Potts

Daughter In Law
Female

Charlotte M

Potts

Grand Daughter
Male

George T

Potts

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Reade

Grand Son
Female

Elizabet A

Reade

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Potts

Head

Widower

74

1807

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Potts

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Potts

Son

Married

46

1835

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Potts

Daughter In Law

Married

31

1850

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Charlotte M

Potts

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

George T

Potts

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Reade

Grand Son

Single

21

1860

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabet A

Reade

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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