James Powell (1801 - bef. 1865)

Born 6 May 1801 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Footman) Powell — married 13 Apr 1825 in Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England

Descendants

Died before 22 Jan 1865 before age 63 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

James Powell was born on 6 May 1801 in Salop, and christened on 14 Jun 1801 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. His parents were Thomas Powell and Lucretia Scott.^[1]

His siblings were:

Thomas Powell

Edward Powell

John Powell

Maria Powell

Jane Powell

Benjamin Powell

Joseph Powell

He married Mary Footman in 1825. The banns were read on 27 Mar 1825 in Norton le Moors, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. The marriage took place on 13 Apr 1825. The witnesses to the marriage were Edward Powell and Mary Powell. At the time of his marriage he resided in Woolstanton, St Bartholomew Parish.

Their children were

Edward Powell 1827

Emma Powell 1828

Mary Powell 1830

Sarah Powell 1835

James Powell 1837

Thomas Powell 1838

Lucretia Powell 1840

Arthur Powell 1844

In 1841 he was head of his household living with his wife and children at Dale Hall Mount Pleasant Buildings, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

In 1851 he lived in King Street, Burslem, Staffordshire with his children Lucy, Arthur, Thomas and Mary. He was a widower aged 51 years. His occupation was a plasterer.

He was buried on 22 Jan 1865 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England.

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N53S-KXZ

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N53S-KXZ : 30 December 2014), James Powell, James Powell; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 908,234.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N53S-KX8 : 30 December 2014), Thos. Powell in entry for James Powell, 14 Jun 1801; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 908,234.

• "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL76-6M3L : 16 March 2018), Mary Footman and James Powell, 27 Mar 1825; citing Marriage Banns, Norton le Moors, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,566,596.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTW-DYD : 23 May 2019), James Powell, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLY-WQT : 12 September 2019), James Powell, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; citing Burslem, Staffordshire, England, p. 30, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLY-WQY : 24 July 2016), Lucy Powell in household of James Powell, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; citing Burslem, Staffordshire, England, p. 30, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast(http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFFQ-WP2 : 10 December 2014), James Powell in entry for Edwin John Kent and Lucretia Powell, 20 May 1866; citing St. Silas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, reference 2:27KJDTQ; FHL microfilm 1,545,995.

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NPJH-9MJ : 11 February 2018, James Powell in entry for Emma Powell, 05 Feb 1828); citing SALEM FORMERLY NILE STREET INDEPENDENT,BURSLEM,STAFFORD,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0825391 (RG4 2717).