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Household of William Povey (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 1839 in Whittington, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Povey, born in 1843 in Rostherne, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1879 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Parr, born in 1845 in Wales.


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William Povey's household

Male

William

Povey

Head
Female

Fanny

Povey

Wife
Female

Ellen

Povey

Daughter
Male

William

Povey

Son
Male

George

Povey

Son
Female

Fanny

Povey

Daughter
Male

William

Parr

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Povey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Whittington, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Povey

Head

Married

42

1839

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Fanny

Povey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rostherne, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Povey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Broughton, Lancashire, England

William

Povey

Son

Single

8

1873

Broughton, Lancashire, England

George

Povey

Son

Single

5

1876

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Povey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Broughton, Lancashire, England

William

Parr

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Wales

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