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Household of James Powell (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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.

James Powell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Powell, born in 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Powell, born in 1848 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Joseph A (born 1871 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Sarah J (born 1873 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Clara (born 1877 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and John S (born 1880 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1819 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and James's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1859 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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James Powell's household

Male

James

Powell

Head
Female

Mary A

Powell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter
Male

Joseph A

Powell

Son
Female

Sarah J

Powell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Powell

Daughter
Female

Clara

Powell

Daughter
Male

John S

Powell

Son
Female

Sarah

Sharwin

Mother In Law
Male

Charles

Sharwin

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Powell

Head

Married

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Powell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Joseph A

Powell

Son

Single

10

1871

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Powell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Powell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Clara

Powell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hyde, Cheshire, England

John S

Powell

Son

Single

1

1880

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Sharwin

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Charles

Sharwin

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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