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Household of James Pointon (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Pointon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pointon, born in 1846 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Pointon, born in 1837 in Chells, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Arthur (born 1865 in Chells, Staffordshire, England), Aaron H (born 1867 in Chells, Staffordshire, England), Annie E (born 1868 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Sarah J (born 1871 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Thomas J (born 1873 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Charles W (born 1876 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Amelia (born 1874 in Chells, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Elizabeth Kid, born in 1876 in Chells, Staffordshire, England.


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James Pointon's household

Male

James

Pointon

Head
Female

Mary

Pointon

Wife
Male

Arthur

Ashworth

Son
Male

Aaron H

Ashworth

Son
Female

Annie E

Pointon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pointon

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Pointon

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Pointon

Son
Male

Charles W

Pointon

Son
Female

Amelia

Goldstraw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kid

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Pointon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pointon

Head

Married

35

1846

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Pointon

Wife

Married

44

1837

Chells, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Ashworth

Son

Single

16

1865

Chells, Staffordshire, England

Aaron H

Ashworth

Son

Single

14

1867

Chells, Staffordshire, England

Annie E

Pointon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Pointon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Pointon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas J

Pointon

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Charles W

Pointon

Son

Single

5

1876

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Amelia

Goldstraw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chells, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Kid

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Chells, Staffordshire, England

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