1871 Gloucestershire Soles

[tarajobrien]

Here is the Emma Potter born 1861

she is a boarder with the Attwood family in Cleeve

Frederick Attwood abt 1809  Oxenton Head 
Maria Attwood abt 1815  Boughton, Worcestershire, England Wife 
Emily Wixey abt 1848  Bishops Cleeve Daughter 
Frederick Attwood abt 1854  Bishops Cleeve Son
Sarah Ann Wixey abt 1835  Kentisey, Worcestershire, England Daughter-in-law 
William Wixey abt 1843  Bishops Cleeve  Son-in-law 
James W Wixey abt 1858  Bishops Cleeve Grandson
Emma Potter 3 months  Bishops Cleeve Boarder 

not sure if this family is familar to you.  In 1871 Emma does have her surname recorded as Soles not Potter, does William have any brothers or sisters that could be her?

[tarajobrien]

here are the Potters in 1861

addr:Greenway Lane, Bishops Cleeve 
RG9/1793, ed 2, folio 23, pg 3

Potter
James abt 1812  Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England Head  ag lab
Sarah abt 1814  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Wife 
Jane abt 1845  Gotherington, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
George abt 1851  Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England Son
Elizabeth abt 1857  Gotherington, Gloucestershire, England Daughter

[tarajobrien]

Lucy Potter is age 18 a servant in Shipton Oliffe to a Smith family.

Sarah Potter is age 16 a servant in Pendock Worcestershire to a  Brown family

[Sisterjane]

Sorry to but in but i just couldnt resist sneaking a look to see if a Mr R Soles has turned up in the cencuses yet as one of your rellies     

Joe

[cmcmull]

Thanks for these Tara.  The Emma Potter with Attwood family could be the same one.  The Attwood name was not familiar but Wixey is.  James Potter's wife Caroline was a Wixey and this is probably her family with mother remarried.  However this causes more confusion.  If Emma is a Potter and daughter of James and Caroline why wasn't she listed as a granddaughter of Attwoods.  Maybe they didn't have a relationship for step granddaughter as they used in-law instead of step for children of wife from first marriage.

I assumed the enumerator just forgot to put in the surname when Emma was listed as a niece of William and Sarah Soles as I'm pretty sure there were no other Soles in Bishops Cleeve area unless there is someone else who I'm completely missing which is possible as William's sister Mary Hannah had a daughter Clara born and died 1862 in Baunton Cirencester district.  Mary Hannah would have been 20 then so she could also have had a child about 2 years before.  I'll put in a request to look for her in 1861.

Thanks again
Carmel

[eric33]

Hi, I have found a sewing sampler, framed under glass, from an Ann Packer born 1821.  It's dated 1832.  She may be the mother of William George Packer Soles.  If interested let me know.

[cmcmull]

Hi Eric, Is there any indication where the sampler came from?  I am interested in how you came to find the sampler and yes it possibly did belong to my husband's ancestor but the name is fairly common.

Kind regards, Carmel

[youngtug]

http://www.sole.org.uk/sole2/0801sole.htm
 From;  https://sole.org.uk/

[eric33]

Hi yes all we know is that it came from England.  It possibly was in Philadelphia USA then Ohio and Pittsburgh.  I did a search online and there was only Ann Packer born that year (at least that showed up in the ancestry site).  The sampler has a two story house design on it too.