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Household of Robert Powerlan (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Robert Powerlan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Powerlan, born in 1844 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Powerlan, born in 1845 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1866 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England), Clara (born 1872 in Black Torrington, Devon, England), Amelia (born 1873 in Black Torrington, Devon, England), Selina J (born 1875 in Whimple, Devon, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Upton Scudamore, Devon, England), Albert (born 1879 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Matilda (born 1881 in Dawlish, Devon, England).


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Robert Powerlan's household

Male

Robert

Powerlan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Powerlan

Wife
Female

Mary

Powerlan

Daughter
Female

Clara

Powerlan

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Powerlan

Daughter
Female

Selina J

Powerlan

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Powerlan

Daughter
Male

Albert

Powerlan

Son
Female

Matilda

Powerlan

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Powerlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Powerlan

Head

Married

37

1844

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Powerlan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Mary

Powerlan

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Clara

Powerlan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Amelia

Powerlan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Selina J

Powerlan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whimple, Devon, England

Bertha

Powerlan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Upton Scudamore, Devon, England

Albert

Powerlan

Son

Single

2

1879

Dawlish, Devon, England

Matilda

Powerlan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dawlish, Devon, England

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