Whenham Powers

[astrotraveller]

Please could anyone tell me more about Whenham Powers born 1778 in Wilburton. I am intereted in his parents and Siblings, their names dates and occupations adresses, obituaries and anything else available.

William and his wife Mary Rook lived in March area, had 4 children one of them my gggg grandmother.

Many thanks

[olliecat]

To start, do you have these from family search ?

Whenham Powers
baptism/christening date: 05 Jul 1778
baptism/christening place: Wilburton, Cambridge, England
father's name: William Powers
mother's name: Elisabeth

Some siblings ...

Thomas Powers
baptism/christening date: 1774
baptism/christening place: Wilburton, Cambridge, England
father's name: William Powers
mother's name: Elizabeth

Mary Powers
baptism/christening date: 1775
baptism/christening place:Wilburton, Cambridge, England
father's name: William Powers
mother's name: Elisabeth

[olliecat]

This could be Whenham's brother Thomas Powers in the census ...

1841: Class: HO107; Piece 84; Book: 3; Folio: 8; Page: 12 (crown copyright, care of the TNA)
Living in the Main Street, Wilburton
Thanah [Thomas] Powers 60, shepherd
Elizabeth Powers 60
Joseph Powers 20, dealer?
Henry Powers 12
William Powers 12

1851: Class: HO107; Piece: 1764; Folio: 59; Page: 2 (crown copyright, care of the TNA)
In Wilburton
Thomas Powers 75, ag. lab
Elizabeth Powers 72
Henry Powers 22, gson
Mary Powers 25, gdau
Eliza Powers 12, gdau
Frederic Powers 3, gson
All born Wilburton Cambridgeshire

1861: Class: RG9; Piece: 1037; Folio: 49; Page: 2 (crown copyright, care of the TNA)
Living in the Main Street, Wilburton
Thomas Powers 33 [88], ag. lab, born Wilburton
Elizabeth Powers 84, born Haddenham
William Powers 34, gson, farmers son, born Wilburton
Eliza Powers 22, gdau, farmers dau, born Wilburton
Rebecca Mitchell 25, gdau, shepherd's wife, born Wilburton

Next door is a William Powers, born abt 1798 in Wilburton. Widowed. Farmer of 20 acres employing 1 man.

Deaths Dec 1861 Ely 3b 344
Powers Thomas

Deaths Sep 1868 Ely 3b 413
Powers Elizabeth age 90

[astrotraveller]

Wow that was quick, thank you Olliecat. I actually got the original information from this site and also from the cambridge genealogy site in 2005. I didn't expect to get this information being I live in Australia and only visit once in a while. Whenhams daughter Elizabeth married William Cousins and I am descended from them. Our part of the family ended up in Canda, Australia and Portsmouth UK.

Oh and a point of interest Elizabeth Whenhams daughter was widowed and remarried Richard Booth and moved to London.
Many thanks for your time

Jean