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Household of William Potts (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Potts, born in 1841 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary W Potts, born in 1841 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel R (born 1871 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1873 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), Harriet A (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).


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William Potts's household

Male

William

Potts

Head
Female

Mary W

Potts

Wife
Male

Samuel R

Potts

Son
Male

John W

Potts

Son
Female

Mary E

Potts

Daughter
Female

Harriet A

Potts

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Potts

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Potts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Potts

Head

Married

40

1841

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Mary W

Potts

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Samuel R

Potts

Son

Single

10

1871

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

John W

Potts

Son

Single

8

1873

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Potts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Harriet A

Potts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Potts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

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