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POWERS, James
1847 - 1931 (84 years) Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.
1847 - 1923 (76 years)-
Name POWERS, James Birth 1847 Elm, Cambridgeshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1931 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Burial Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Person ID I3695 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Family LEWIN, Sarah Jane, b. 1847, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England d. 6 Feb 1923, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 76 years) Marriage 1869 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. POWERS, John Thomas, b. 1870, Elm, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. POWERS, William, b. Between 1875 and 1876, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1070 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES POWERS 1847-
The birth of James POWERS was registered in 1847.
(GRO March Q 1847 Wisbech 14 186)
The 1871 census of Elm, Cambridgeshire:
Maria LEWIN, head, aged 52 (sic), widow, nurse, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
*James POWERS, husband, aged 24, labourer, born at Elm;
Sarah Jane POWERS, wife, aged 23, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
John Thomas POWERS, grandson, aged 8 months, born at Elm.
(RG10/1620/22/1)
The 1881 census of South Brink, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
*James POWERS, head, aged 34, agricultural labourer, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
Sarah J. POWERS, wife, aged 33, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
John T. POWERS, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Elm;
William POWERS, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Wisbech St. Peter;
Maria LEWIN, mother-in-law, aged 70, formerly farmer's wife, born at Wisbech St. Peter.
(RG11/1695/46/2)
The death of James POWERS aged 84 was registered in 1931.
(GRO December Q 1931 Wisbech 3b 612).
He was buried in Leverington Road Cemetery, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. (mandbou@yahoo.co.uk)
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