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Household of Joshua Powell (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Joshua Powell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Powell, born in 1847 in Heworth, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Powell, born in 1848 in Penshaw, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Eleanor I (born 1875 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Margaret S (born 1876 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Nephew, Robinson Lishman, born in 1863 in Durham, England.


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Joshua Powell's household

Male

Joshua

Powell

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Powell

Wife
Female

Eleanor I

Powell

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Powell

Daughter
Male

Robinson

Lishman

Nephew
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Heworth, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Powell

Head

Married

34

1847

Heworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Powell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Penshaw, Durham, England

Eleanor I

Powell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heworth, Durham, England

Margaret S

Powell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heworth, Durham, England

Robinson

Lishman

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

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