House by House: 20 Hawthorne Road

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1911
The first census recording the houses was taken in 1911, so these were probably the first tenants of the house.

  • Samuel Powney, head, 56, chocolate worker, born Wombourne in Staffordshire.
  • Mary Elizabeth Powney, wife, 32 [should be 52], ---, born Sedgley in Staffordshire.
Samuel and Mary Elizabeth's son, George, was living at 24 Hawthorne Road at the time of the 1911 census.


1925
On the 1925 electoral register the residents at 20 Hawthorne Road were:
Samuel Powney
Mary Elizabeth Powney
(this register included men over 21 and women over 30)

The couple's son, George, was still living at 24 Hawthorne Road in 1925.

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