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Household of Joseph Powitt (born 1844, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.
Joseph Powitt and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Powitt, born in 1844 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Powitt, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Archie J (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England), Peroyle (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Isabella (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, Elspeth (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Barmaid, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Joseph's Barmaid, Jane (born 1860 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Joseph's Servant, Ann (born 1856 in Scotland).
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Joseph Powitt's household
Joseph
Powitt
Head
Ann
Powitt
Wife
Elspeth
Kidd
Sister In Law
Archie J
Powitt
Son
Peroyle
Powitt
Son
Ellen
Powitt
Daughter
Isabella
Powitt
Daughter
Elizabeth
Earls
Barmaid
Jane
Jennings
Barmaid
Ann
Moffatt
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Powitt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Chelsea, Middlesex, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Powitt | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Chelsea, Middlesex, England | |
Ann | Powitt | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Scotland | |
Elspeth | Kidd | Sister In Law | Single | 19 | 1862 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Archie J | Powitt | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Peroyle | Powitt | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Ellen | Powitt | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Isabella | Powitt | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Elizabeth | Earls | Barmaid | Single | 23 | 1858 | Battersea, Surrey, England | |
Jane | Jennings | Barmaid | Single | 21 | 1860 | Gravesend, Kent, England | |
Ann | Moffatt | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Scotland |
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