Charles William Powis

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1841 Census; (Indexed as Prius) (age 5), living in South East Side of Dorking, Surrey with parents and siblings.

Wendy found bapt for following siblings ALL on date shown; Charles Wm, Emma, Wm, Eleanor, Maria Alice. Address given as Loughborough Road.

1947 Letter Cyril Griffiths -> Ann G-P "His marriage to one three xxxxx (daughters?) named Napper was rather xxxxxxed (?) but I think he was pretty happy with Aunt Issie, who was fat and cheery". He goes on to say "the two sisters who I used to call Aunt kept a boarding house in xxxxx Court Road, where I lived during my first year at the School of Mines".

1851 Census; (Indexed on ancestry as Lowis) (age 15) living in South Street, Dorking, Surrey with parents, siblings, grandmother and a servant. Occupation; Scholar.

London Gazette, 10 Feb 1860, 1st Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. Charles William Powis, Gent, to be Ensign. Dated 4th February 1860.

London Gazette, 1 Jan 1861, 1st Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. Ensign Charles William Powis to be Lieutenant. Dated 22nd December 1860.

1861 Census (age 25) living East St (?), Dorking with parents, 4 siblings, grandmother and 2 servants. Occupation given as Lieutenant 1st something something Militia.

London Gazette, 1 Nov 1864, 1st Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. Her majesty has been graciously pleased to accept the resignation of the Commission held by Lieutenant Charles William Powis. Dated 19th October 1864.

1871 Census (age 33?) living in Knowl Hill, Wargrave, Berks with parents and some siblings. Possibly married - hard to read. Occupation column null.

1881 Census; (age 45) visitor at Vienna Villa, Strand, Holy Trinity, E.Ryde, IOW. The home of his future brother-in-law Stephen Griffiths. Occupation; 'House Property'.

1891 Census (Incorrectly indexed as Panis) (age 56). Living in mothers house at 2 Mareboro(?) Road, Putney, London with mother, wife, children and 3 servants. Occupation "Living on own means"

London Gazette 2 Jun 1899, Charles William Powis appears to be executor of the estate of Ann Maria Hareng, late of No 82 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent. Could this be his mother in law?

1901 Census (age 66) living at 'Gwyncred' (? - next to Post Office/Rose Cottage) Pagham, Sussex with wife, son, visitor (Mildred M Houle 32) and 2 servants. Occupation; Living on own means.

1906; Change of trustee for Griffiths/Powis wedding he is of Y-n-Coed Aldwick, Bognor

1911 Census; not pulled; living aged 76 at Westhampnett, Sussex.

London Gazette 10 Aug 1923, Charles William Powis, deceased, formerly of Yn-y-Coed, Aldwick, Bognor, Sussex but late of 21 Lower Parkfields, Putney, London, Gentleman (who died on 6th day of September 1919 and whos will was proved by Frances Mabel Isabella Powis, one of the executrices therein named).

Charles married Isabella Harrison Napper, daughter of Dr. Thomas Laker Napper and Francis Coupland Harrison, Q4 1861 in St James, Westminster. (Isabella Harrison Napper was born in 1844 in Dorking, Surrey.)