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census check please

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John

John Report 10 Sep 2007 19:34

hi can some one check for william pow born around 1837 some of his kids were born in walworth as pow is not a common name i have had someone contac me with a charles pow from walworth around 1869 or around that time i would like to try and find the link
regards john

Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 19:43

theres this 1871 cenus

Name: William H Pow
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hannah
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Walsonth, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Rotherhithe
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: St Olave Southwark
Sub-registration district: Rotherhithe
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 147
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Beckwith 58
Anthony A Pow 3
Emma I Pow 5
Hannah Pow 29
Hannah A Pow 7
William H Pow 34
William H Pow 9

John

John Report 10 Sep 2007 19:47

hi daniel that is the pows in my tree just wondering were charles pow comes into it

Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 19:51

sorry, i'll take another look now

Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 19:58

The only Charles Pow I can found for that year abouts isfrom somerset not Walsonth,

John

John Report 10 Sep 2007 20:06

ok thanks daniel sorry charles was born in 1856 and he had a daughter ellen born 1886

Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 20:10

ok i'll try those details

Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 20:19

this is the only census that is even remotly close that i can find (1861), can find no others for him or for ellen

Name: Charles Pow
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles Hy
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwark, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Newington St Mary
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Newington
Sub-registration district: St Peter Walworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 46
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 269
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Kits 21
Charles Pow 4
Charles Hy Pow 32
Julia Pow 7
Mary Ann Pow 42
Mary Ann Pow 1
Jane Wright 19
John Wright 21
William Wright 20


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Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 20:23

Yes I have, got them i think

1891

Charles Pow
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Newington

Civil Parish: Newington St Mary
Ecclesiastical parish: St Marks
Town: London City
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: St Saviour Southwark
Sub-registration district: St Peter Walworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Pow 34
Charles Pow 11
Elizabeth Pow 29
Elizabeth Pow 9
Ellen Pow 5
Emily Pow 6
Mary Pow 3
William Pow 10/12


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John

John Report 10 Sep 2007 20:31

thank you daniel for all your help
john

Daniel

Daniel Report 10 Sep 2007 20:33

are these anything to do with yours?

John

John Report 10 Sep 2007 20:41

not sure they must be as they are pows and come from the same town, as their are not a lot of pows in england i did find their names wrong in one of the census they had them down as paw that what makes this so hard some time.