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Household of Thomas Powsland (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Thomas Powsland and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Powsland, born in 1852 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Powsland, born in 1851 in Bow, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary L (born 1875 in Bow, Devon, England) and Nellie (born 1881 in Bow, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Katie (born 1867 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1825 in Devon, England), Thomas's Boarder, Headley D (born 1860 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Devon, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Maria (born 1860 in Devon, England).


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Thomas Powsland's household

Male

Thomas

Powsland

Head
Female

Jane

Powsland

Wife
Female

Mary L

Powsland

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Powsland

Daughter
Female

Katie

Fowley

Servant
Male

William

Loremey

Lodger
Male

Headley D

Morley

Boarder
Male

William

Canneyford

Lodger
Male

John

Daveys

Lodger
Female

Maria

Daveys

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Powsland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Powsland

Head

Married

29

1852

Devon, England

Jane

Powsland

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bow, Devon, England

Mary L

Powsland

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bow, Devon, England

Nellie

Powsland

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bow, Devon, England

Katie

Fowley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Loremey

Lodger

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

Headley D

Morley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Canneyford

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

John

Daveys

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Devon, England

Maria

Daveys

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Devon, England

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