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Household of Henry James Powell (born 1853, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Henry James Powell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry James Powell, born in 1853 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Henry James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Powell, born in 1854 in Clevedon, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Ernest Harry (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Mary Minnie (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry James's Lodger, Jane Sparkes, born in 1823 in Hampshire, England.


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Henry James Powell's household

Male

Henry James

Powell

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Powell

Wife
Male

Ernest Harry

Powell

Son
Female

Mary Minnie

Powell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sparkes

Lodger
First name(s) Henry James
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry James

Powell

Head

Married

28

1853

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary Jane

Powell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Clevedon, Somerset, England

Ernest Harry

Powell

Son

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary Minnie

Powell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

Jane

Sparkes

Lodger

Single

58

1823

Hampshire, England

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