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Household of John Powers (born 1837, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Powers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Powers, born in 1837 in Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Powers, born in 1841 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Sarah (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Cornelius Foley, born in 1857 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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John Powers's household

Male

John

Powers

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Powers

Wife
Male

Edward

Powers

Son
Male

Walter

Powers

Son
Male

Albert

Powers

Son
Male

John

Powers

Son
Female

Sarah

Powers

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Foley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Powers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Northamptonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Powers

Head

Married

44

1837

Northamptonshire, England

Mary Ann

Powers

Wife

Married

40

1841

Northamptonshire, England

Edward

Powers

Son

Single

11

1870

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Walter

Powers

Son

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Albert

Powers

Son

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Powers

Son

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Powers

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Cornelius

Foley

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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