Richard Thomas POTTS

1860 -

• Name	Richard Thomas POTTS
  Birth	29 Aug 1860	Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [1, 2]
  Baptism	31 Oct 1860	St. Pauls, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	12, Fosters Place, Ardwick, Manchester   [3]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 7m
  1871 Census	24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [4]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 10
  1881 Census	21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire   [5]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 20, occ "Silk Weaver"
  1891 Census	46, Bond Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [6]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 30, occ "Silk Weaver"
  1901 Census	177, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [7]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 40, occ "Manager of Silk Weavers"
  1911 Census	190, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [8]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 50, occ "Overlooker (Silk)"
  1921 Census	190, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [9]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 60y 10m, occ "Overlooker, Weaving Dept"
  Reference Number	V94
  1939 Register	190, Compton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [1]
  	At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Takler(?) (Silk Looms Hand)"
  Individual Note 2	best match on death is Jul qtr 1943, Macclesfield, vol 8a, p148 aged 82
  Person ID	I94	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  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   [10]
  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 - 29 Aug 1860 - Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Baptism - 31 Oct 1860 - St. Pauls, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 10 - - 24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 20, occ "Silk Weaver" - - 21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 30, occ "Silk Weaver" - - 46, Bond Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 40, occ "Manager of Silk Weavers" - - 177, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 50, occ "Overlooker (Silk)" - - 190, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 60y 10m, occ "Overlooker, Weaving Dept" - - 190, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marries Hannah Maria POTTS 1/9/1884 Prestbury Parish Church. Hannah was daughter of Henry James (born abt 1818) and Maria (born abt 1827). Henry was previously married to Sarah, as evidenced from the 1851 Census, and from their marriage (7/5/1843), Henry's father was Richard. I have not tracked any further back and so I have yet to find a connection with these members of the Potts family and ours, but there is sure to be one not too far back. Richard appears in the Macclesfield Times on 15 Nov 1935 recalling his 65 years as a silk weaver...... ************************************ Industry has many instances of long service, but few approach that of Mr. Richard Potts, of 190 Crompton Road, Macclesfield, who has been a weaver for 65 years. For most of that period he has been a handloom weaver in the silk trade and at 75 years of age still follows his occupation on the treadle machine on which are productuced cloths which no power loom has yet equalled. Mr Potts is now employed by Messrs. Carwritght and Sheldone Ltd., but he has worked in most of the local silk mills. He was weaving long before there were Government regulations relating to the hours or rates of pay, such as there are today. He learned the trade as a boy in a garret at his home, where there were 17 children beside himself. He is a "Buff" and keenly interested in music. Last year he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding. ************************************

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] 1939 Register :- 190, Compton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1196] Baptism register :- St Paul's, Macclesfield (1860). [S73] 1861 Census :- 12, Fosters Place, Ardwick, Manchester. [S75] 1871 Census :- 24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S265] 1881 Census :- 21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1200] 1891 Census :- 46, Bond Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1199] 1901 Census :- 177, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1198] 1911 Census :- 190, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1197] 1921 Census :- 190, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S74] Marriage register entry :- Robert Potts - Jane Wright (1859).