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Household of William Povey (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

William Povey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Povey, born in 1841 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Povey, born in 1842 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1874 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England), Ethel (born 1876 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Maurice (born 1880 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jessie G E (born 1858 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Servant, Fanny (born 1864 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Povey's household

Male

William

Povey

Head
Female

Maria

Povey

Wife
Male

George

Povey

Son
Female

Ethel

Povey

Daughter
Male

Maurice

Povey

Son
Female

Jessie G E

Baldon

Boarder
Female

Fanny

Jeremy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Povey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Povey

Head

Married

40

1841

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Povey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

George

Povey

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Ethel

Povey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Maurice

Povey

Son

Single

1

1880

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Jessie G E

Baldon

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Jeremy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

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