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Household of John Pownsely (born 1855, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Pownsely and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pownsely, born in 1855 in Morton, Derbyshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pownsely, born in 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; G Warren (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John J W (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Edward Williamson, born in 1833 in -.


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John Pownsely's household

Male

John

Pownsely

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pownsely

Wife
Male

G Warren

Pownsely

Son
Male

John J W

Pownsely

Son
Male

Edward

Williamson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Pownsely
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Morton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pownsely

Head

Married

26

1855

Morton, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Pownsely

Wife

Married

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

G Warren

Pownsely

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

John J W

Pownsely

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Edward

Williamson

Lodger

Married

48

1833

-

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