Edwin POTTS

1862 - 1924  (62 years)

• Name	Edwin POTTS
  Birth	1862	Macclesfield, Cheshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [1]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 9
  1881 Census	21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire   [2]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 19, occ "Silk Weaver"
  1891 Census	25, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire   [3]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 29, married, occ "Labourer at a Brewery"
  1901 Census	25, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire   [4]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 39, occ "Brewers Labourer"
  1911 Census	20, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [5]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 50, occ "Brewers Labourer"
  1921 Census	11, Coare Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [6]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 59y 4m, occ "Brewers Labourer"
  Reference Number	V95
  Individual Note 2	Best match on death is Oct qtr 1924, Macclesfield, vol 8a, p161, aged 62
  Death	1924
  Person ID	I95	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert POTTS,   b. Abt 1834, Macclesfield, Cheshire d. Abt 1889, Macclesfield, Cheshire (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane WRIGHT,   b. 1835, Macclesfield, Cheshire d. 1892, Macclesfield, Cheshire (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Oct 1859	St. Peter's, Prestbury, Cheshire   [7]
  Notes	See the article in the Macclesfield Times from 1935 about their son Richard. It says that there were 17 children when he was learning to weave, so there may be more children.....
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1862 - Macclesfield, Cheshire 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 9 - - 24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 19, occ "Silk Weaver" - - 21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 29, married, occ "Labourer at a Brewery" - - 25, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 39, occ "Brewers Labourer" - - 25, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 50, occ "Brewers Labourer" - - 20, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 59y 4m, occ "Brewers Labourer" - - 11, Coare Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marries Charlotte McINTYRE Macclesfield Q1, 1883

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] 1871 Census :- 24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S265] 1881 Census :- 21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S266] 1891 Census :- 25, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1192] 1901 Census :- 25, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1193] 1911 Census :- 20, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1194] 1921 Census :- 11, Coare Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S74] Marriage register entry :- Robert Potts - Jane Wright (1859).