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Household of William Potts (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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.

William Potts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1827 in Bowden, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Potts, born in 1825 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Allice (born 1860 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), William (born 1869 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1872 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1879 in Cheshire, England) and Williams (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Ellen

Potts

Wife
Female

Allice

Potts

Daughter
Female

Emily

Potts

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Son
Male

Thomas

Potts

Son
Female

Ellen

Stubbs

Grand Daughter
Male

Williams

Stubbs

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bowden, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

54

1827

Bowden, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Potts

Wife

Married

56

1825

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Allice

Potts

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Emily

Potts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

William

Potts

Son

Single

12

1869

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Potts

Son

Single

9

1872

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Stubbs

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Williams

Stubbs

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

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