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POSSNETT

Possnett in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Cheshire

0.0022

29.5733

Yorkshire

0.0001

1.8824

Leicestershire

0.0009

12.6210

Lincolnshire

0.0002

2.9163

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Brinnington

Cheshire

0.0996

1363.6364

Cheadle

Cheshire

0.0406

555.5556

Bradford

Yorkshire

0.0057

77.8210

Stockport

Cheshire

0.0060

81.9672

Wigston Magna

Leicestershire

0.0466

625.0000

Lea Newbold

Cheshire

2.1739

Oadby

Leicestershire

0.0576

769.2308

St Margaret Lincoln

Lincolnshire

0.2381

3333.3333

Top male forenames

John Possnett
James Possnett
Joseph Possnett
Philip Possnett
Samuel Possnett
Thomas Possnett
Vernon Possnett
William Possnett

Top female forenames

Mary Possnett
Louisa Possnett
Sarah Possnett
Charlotte Possnett
Elizabeth Possnett
Emily Possnett
Emma Possnett
Susannah Possnett

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Operative Unemployed (CM)
Carter
Compositor
Cook
Cotton Willower
Cotton Winder
Gardener (D)
Gardener (D) Wife
Gen Lab
Wesleyan Minister