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Household of John Powney (born 1815, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 Powney and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Powney, born in 1815 in Somerset, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Powney, born in 1832 in Berkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ada (born 1864 in Somerset, England), John (born 1865 in Somerset, England), James (born 1867 in Somerset, England), Harry (born 1870 in Somerset, England), Flora M (born 1872 in Somerset, England) and Hugh (born 1877 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Doynton, Gloucestershire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1862 in Highway, Wiltshire, England) and John's Servant, James (born 1832 in Not Known).


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John Powney's household

Male

John

Powney

Head
Female

Margaret S

Powney

Wife
Female

Ada

Powney

Daughter
Male

John

Powney

Son
Male

James

Powney

Son
Male

Harry

Powney

Son
Female

Flora M

Powney

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Powney

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Servant
Male

James

Skull

Servant
Male

James

Copp

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Powney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Powney

Head

Married

66

1815

Somerset, England

Margaret S

Powney

Wife

Married

49

1832

Berkshire, England

Ada

Powney

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

John

Powney

Son

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

James

Powney

Son

Single

14

1867

Somerset, England

Harry

Powney

Son

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Flora M

Powney

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Somerset, England

Hugh

Powney

Son

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Servant

Single

16

1865

Doynton, Gloucestershire, England

James

Skull

Servant

Single

19

1862

Highway, Wiltshire, England

James

Copp

Servant

Widower

49

1832

Not Known

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