Laura POTTS

1872 - 1892  (20 years)

• Name	Laura POTTS
  Birth	1872	Macclesfield, Cheshire   [1]
  Baptism	21 Jan 1882	Christ Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire   [2]
  Gender	Female
  1881 Census	21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire   [3]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 8, occ "Scholar"
  1891 Census	12, Stanley Street (Crown and Anchor Pub), Macclesfield, Cheshire   [4]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 18, occ "Shirtmaker"
  Reference Number	V98
  Individual Note	best match on birth is Oct qtr 1872, Macclesfield, vol 8a, p125
  Death	1892	Macclesfield, Cheshire   [5]
  	aged 19
  Burial	19 May 1892	St. Peter's, Prestbury, Cheshire   [5]
  Person ID	I98	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   [6]
  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 - 1872 - Macclesfield, Cheshire Baptism - 21 Jan 1882 - Christ Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 8, occ "Scholar" - - 21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire Death - 1892 - Macclesfield, Cheshire Burial - 19 May 1892 - St. Peter's, Prestbury, Cheshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] 1871 Census :- 24, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1119] Baptism register :- Christ Church, Macclesfield (1882). [S265] 1881 Census :- 21, Newton St., Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S271] 1891 Census :- 12, Stanley Street (Crown and Anchor Pub), Macclesfield, Cheshire. [S1168] Burial register :- Prestbury Parish Church (1892). [S74] Marriage register entry :- Robert Potts - Jane Wright (1859).