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Household of John Powell (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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.

John Powell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Powell, born in 1839 in St Eval, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Powell, born in 1842 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; William J (born 1859 in Cornwall, England), Caroline A (born 1867 in Cornwall, England), Emma H (born 1869 in Cornwall, England), Beatrice H (born 1873 in Cornwall, England), Ethel A (born 1874 in Cornwall, England) and Mary M (born 1876 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Richard H M (born 1856 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1803 in Cornwall, England).


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John Powell's household

Male

John

Powell

Head
Female

Emma

Powell

Wife
Male

William J

Powell

Son
Female

Caroline A

Powell

Daughter
Female

Emma H

Powell

Daughter
Female

Beatrice H

Powell

Daughter
Female

Ethel A

Powell

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Powell

Daughter
Male

Richard H M

Thomas

Boarder
Male

William

Hicks

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Eval, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Powell

Head

Married

42

1839

St Eval, Cornwall, England

Emma

Powell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cornwall, England

William J

Powell

Son

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

Caroline A

Powell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cornwall, England

Emma H

Powell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cornwall, England

Beatrice H

Powell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cornwall, England

Ethel A

Powell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cornwall, England

Mary M

Powell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cornwall, England

Richard H M

Thomas

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William

Hicks

Lodger

Widower

78

1803

Cornwall, England

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