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Household of William Powers (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Powers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Powers, born in 1838 in Whitchurch, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Powers, born in 1841 in Uplyme, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Devon, England), Walter (born 1867 in Devon, England), Charles (born 1870 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England), George (born 1872 in Whitelackington, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Whitelackington, Somerset, England) and James (born 1880 in Sevington, Somerset, England).


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William Powers's household

Male

William

Powers

Head
Female

Ann

Powers

Wife
Male

John

Powers

Son
Male

Walter

Powers

Son
Male

Charles

Powers

Son
Male

George

Powers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Powers

Daughter
Male

James

Powers

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Powers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Whitchurch, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Powers

Head

Married

43

1838

Whitchurch, Dorset, England

Ann

Powers

Wife

Married

40

1841

Uplyme, Devon, England

John

Powers

Son

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

Walter

Powers

Son

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Charles

Powers

Son

Single

11

1870

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

George

Powers

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitelackington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Powers

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitelackington, Somerset, England

James

Powers

Son

Single

1

1880

Sevington, Somerset, England

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