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Household of Alfred Pontifex (born 1847)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Alfred Pontifex and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Pontifex, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pontifex, born in 1847 in England. They had 5 children; Percy Russell (born 1872 in England), Charles Austin (born 1873 in England), Cicely Elinor (born 1875 in England), Edith Beatrice (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alfred Ronald (born 1878 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Nurse, Jessie Forsyth, born in 1859 in Fife, Scotland.
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Alfred Pontifex's household
Alfred
Pontifex
Head
Elizabeth
Pontifex
Wife
Percy Russell
Pontifex
Son
Charles Austin
Pontifex
Son
Cicely Elinor
Pontifex
Daughter
Edith Beatrice
Pontifex
Daughter
Alfred Ronald
Pontifex
Son
Jessie
Forsyth
Nurse
| First name(s) | Alfred |
| Last name | Pontifex |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred | Pontifex | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | England | |
Elizabeth | Pontifex | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | England | |
Percy Russell | Pontifex | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | England | |
Charles Austin | Pontifex | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | England | |
Cicely Elinor | Pontifex | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | England | |
Edith Beatrice | Pontifex | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alfred Ronald | Pontifex | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | England | |
Jessie | Forsyth | Nurse | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Fife, Scotland |
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