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Household of Richard Powell (born 1838, Breconshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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.

Richard Powell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Powell, born in 1838 in Brecon, Breconshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Powell, born in 1844 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1876 in Ystrad, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Ystrad, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1880 in Ystrad, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lydia (born 1881 in Resolven, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Step Daughter, Rachel (born 1867 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Richard's Step Daughter, Rebecca (born 1868 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Richard's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1873 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Richard Powell's household

Male

Richard

Powell

Head
Female

Mary

Powell

Wife
Female

Rachel

Jones

Step Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Jones

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jones

Step Daughter
Male

Edward

Powell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Powell

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Powell

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Richard

Powell

Head

Married

43

1838

Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

Mary

Powell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rebecca

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Powell

Son

Single

5

1876

Ystrad, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ystrad, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Powell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ystrad, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lydia

Powell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Resolven, Glamorganshire, Wales

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