Occupancy data

In this section you can search the occupancy data the project has thus far produced. If you live in a street we have processed, this will reveal the past occupants of your home, the jobs they did, where they came from, and more.

In time, we will provide more sophisticated tools for searching the data, for the time being, however, use the simple search system below, by selecting your street and entering the building number for which you wish to obtain data.

Year Forename Surname Age Relation Occupation Place born County born Country born
1861 Matthew Povey 31 Head Dairyman & greengrocer Cheveley Berkshire
1861 Jane Povey 32 Wife Chatteris Cambridgeshire
1861 Edwin Povey 12 Son Scholar Brighton Sussex
1861 Emma Povey 10 Daughter Scholar Brighton Sussex
1861 Richard Povey 6 Son Brighton Sussex
1861 William Young 30 Lodger Servant Shoreditch Middlesex
1871 Matthew Povey 41 Head Greengrocer Chieveley Berkshire
1871 Jane Povey 42 Wife Chatteris Cambridgeshire
1871 Edwin Povey 22 Son Printer Brighton Sussex
1871 Emma Povey 20 Daughter Greengrocer's assistant Brighton Sussex
1871 Richard Povey 16 Son Scholar Brighton Sussex
1871 Charles Werner 20 Boarder Pianoforte tuner Dresden Saxony
1871 Benjamin Blackburn 27 Head Jockey Melton Yorkshire
1871 Elizabeth Blackburn 23 Wife Chantilly France
1881 Matthew Povey 51 Head Greengrocer Chieveley Berkshire
1881 Jane Povey 52 Wife Chatteris Cambridgeshire
1881 Emma Povey 30 Daughter Dressmaker Brighton Sussex
1881 James Lassell 23 Visitor Fish salesman Brompton Middlesex
1881 Edwin Rusbridge 23 Visitor Clerk coach builders Brighton Sussex
1881 Frank S. Lees 17 Boarder Newspaper reporter Northamptonshire
1891 Matthew Povey 62 Head Living on own means Chieveley? Berkshire
1891 Jane Povey 62 Wife Chatteris? Cambridgeshire
1891 Alfred Holmes 20 Boarder Newspaper reporter Dorchester
1891 Elizabeth Saddington 22 Boarder Barmaid North Haffenden? Rutlandshire
1891 Ernest J E Farmer 30 Boarder Solicitor? Plumstead Kent
1901 Mathew Povey 72 head Furniture sale porter Cheiveley Berkshire
1901 Jane Povey 72 wife Chatteris Cambridgeshire
1911 Matthew Povey 82 Head Private means Chieveley Berkshire
1911 Elizabeth Povey 50 Niece Shinfield Berkshire