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Household of George Ponting (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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.

George Ponting and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ponting, born in 1835 in Mells, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ponting, born in 1841 in Batcombe, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Mabel (born 1867 in Emborough, Somerset, England), Maurice (born 1874 in Emborough, Somerset, England), Gilbert (born 1875 in Emborough, Somerset, England) and Margaret (born 1877 in Emborough, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Domestic Servant, Elizabeth Durbin, born in 1861 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England.


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George Ponting's household

Male

George

Ponting

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ponting

Wife
Female

Mabel

Ponting

Daughter
Male

Maurice

Ponting

Son
Male

Gilbert

Ponting

Son
Female

Margaret

Ponting

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Durbin

Domestic Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Ponting
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Mells, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ponting

Head

Married

46

1835

Mells, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Ponting

Wife

Married

40

1841

Batcombe, Somerset, England

Mabel

Ponting

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Emborough, Somerset, England

Maurice

Ponting

Son

Single

7

1874

Emborough, Somerset, England

Gilbert

Ponting

Son

Single

6

1875

Emborough, Somerset, England

Margaret

Ponting

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Emborough, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Durbin

Domestic Servant

Single

20

1861

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

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