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Household of Eliza Pontefract (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Eliza Pontefract and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Pontefract, born in 1832 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Eliza was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Eliza (born 1860 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Derbyshire, England), Hester (born 1867 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1869 in Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eliza's Boarder, Isaac Newton, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Eliza Pontefract's household

Female

Eliza

Pontefract

Head
Female

Eliza

Pontefract

Daughter
Female

Alice

Pontefract

Daughter
Female

Hester

Pontefract

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Pontefract

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Newton

Boarder
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Pontefract
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Pontefract

Head

Widow

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Alice

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Derbyshire, England

Hester

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Lizzie

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Derbyshire, England

Isaac

Newton

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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