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Household of Jacob Pownall (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Jacob Pownall and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Pownall, born in 1846 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Eliza Pownall, born in 1844 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Ada (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Bransby, Lincolnshire, England), Jacob's Boarder, George (born 1851 in Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, England) and Jacob's Boarder, Isaac (born 1851 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England).


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Jacob Pownall's household

Male

Jacob

Pownall

Head
Female

Eliza

Pownall

Wife
Female

Ada

Pownall

Daughter
Male

William H

Pownall

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pownall

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sentence

Servant
Male

George

Yarsley

Boarder
Male

Isaac

White

Boarder
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Pownall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Pownall

Head

Married

35

1846

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Pownall

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Pownall

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Pownall

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pownall

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Sentence

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bransby, Lincolnshire, England

George

Yarsley

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, England

Isaac

White

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

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