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Household of Benjamin Ponsford (born 1824, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, England
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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.
Benjamin Ponsford and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ponsford, born in 1824 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ellen (born 1848 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1850 in Bath, Somerset, England). He had 1 grandchild; Ethel, born 1880 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, John (born 1817 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Ellen (born 1818 in Astle, Cheshire, England).
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Benjamin Ponsford's household
Benjamin
Ponsford
Head
Ellen
Ponsford
Daughter
Mary
Ponsford
Daughter
Ethel
Ponsford
Grand Daughter
John
Walker
Boarder
Ellen
Acton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Ponsford |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Bath, Somerset, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Ponsford | Head | Widower | 57 | 1824 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Ellen | Ponsford | Daughter | Single | 33 | 1848 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Ponsford | Daughter | Single | 31 | 1850 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Ethel | Ponsford | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England | |
John | Walker | Boarder | Married | 64 | 1817 | Burslem, Staffordshire, England | |
Ellen | Acton | Boarder | Single | 63 | 1818 | Astle, Cheshire, England |
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