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Household of James Pointing (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

James Pointing and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pointing, born in 1835 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pointing, born in 1841 in Tudeley, Kent, England. They had 9 children; James (born 1866 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1870 in Newington, Surrey, England), George (born 1872 in Newington, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1874 in Newington, Surrey, England), Leonard (born 1875 in Newington, Surrey, England), Adelaide (born 1877 in Newington, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1879 in Newington, Surrey, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Newington, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Douglas Harrop, born in 1861 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.


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James Pointing's household

Male

James

Pointing

Head
Female

Sarah

Pointing

Wife
Male

James

Pointing

Son
Male

Arthur

Pointing

Son
Female

Ada

Pointing

Daughter
Male

George

Pointing

Son
Female

Alice

Pointing

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Pointing

Son
Female

Adelaide

Pointing

Daughter
Male

Charles

Pointing

Son
Female

Clara

Pointing

Daughter
Male

Douglas

Harrop

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Pointing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pointing

Head

Married

46

1835

Brighton, Sussex, England

Sarah

Pointing

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tudeley, Kent, England

James

Pointing

Son

Single

15

1866

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Arthur

Pointing

Son

Single

13

1868

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ada

Pointing

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newington, Surrey, England

George

Pointing

Son

Single

9

1872

Newington, Surrey, England

Alice

Pointing

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newington, Surrey, England

Leonard

Pointing

Son

Single

6

1875

Newington, Surrey, England

Adelaide

Pointing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newington, Surrey, England

Charles

Pointing

Son

Single

2

1879

Newington, Surrey, England

Clara

Pointing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newington, Surrey, England

Douglas

Harrop

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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