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Household of Edwin Povey (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edwin Povey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Povey, born in 1837 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Alice Povey, born in 1849 in Northfield, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Edwin (born 1877 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Alice Ann (born 1881 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah (born 1862 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1862 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Edwin's Step Daughter Step Son, Thomas (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Edwin's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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Edwin Povey's household

Male

Edwin

Povey

Head
Female

Alice

Povey

Wife
Male

Edwin

Povey

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Povey

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Povey

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Jones

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jones

Step Daughter Step Son
Female

Ellen

Jones

Step Daughter
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Povey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Povey

Head

Married

44

1837

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Povey

Wife

Married

32

1849

Northfield, Worcestershire, England

Edwin

Povey

Son

Single

4

1877

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alice Ann

Povey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Povey

Daughter

Single

19

1862

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Jones

Step Daughter Step Son

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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