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Household of James Powell (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Powell, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Concubine, Jemima Cawthorne, born in 1849 in Totley, Derbyshire, England.


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James Powell's household

Male

James

Powell

Head
Female

Jemima

Cawthorne

Concubine
Female

Mary Ann

Cawthorne

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cawthorne

Daughter
Female

Emma

Cawthorne

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Powell

Head

Single

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jemima

Cawthorne

Concubine

Widow

32

1849

Totley, Derbyshire, England

Mary Ann

Cawthorne

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Cawthorne

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Cawthorne

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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