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Household of John Powley (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 Powley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Powley, born in 1829 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Powley, born in 1832 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1855 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1829 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Mary J (born 1861 in Axminster, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Charles H (born 1848 in Dawlish, Devon, England).


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John Powley's household

Male

John

Powley

Head
Female

Ann

Powley

Wife
Male

John

Powley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Powley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Southard

Boarder
Female

Mary J

Phillips

Boarder
Male

Charles H

Smale

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Powley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Powley

Head

Married

52

1829

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ann

Powley

Wife

Married

49

1832

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

John

Powley

Son

Single

26

1855

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Powley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

Thomas

Southard

Boarder

Widower

52

1829

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary J

Phillips

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Axminster, Devon, England

Charles H

Smale

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Dawlish, Devon, England

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