Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Ponsfold (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Ponsfold and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ponsfold, born in 1828 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Melia Ponsford, born in 1838 in Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John (born 1866 in St George's, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Richard (born 1874 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Marie (born 1876 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Ponsfold's household

Male

James

Ponsfold

Head
Female

Melia

Ponsford

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ponsfold

Daughter
Male

Charles

Ponsfold

Son
Male

John

Ponsfold

Son
Male

Thomas

Ponsfold

Son
Male

Richard

Ponsfold

Son
Female

Marie

Ponsfold

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ponsfold

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ponsfold

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ponsfold
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ponsfold

Head

Married

53

1828

Exeter, Devon, England

Melia

Ponsford

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Ponsfold

Daughter

Single

21

1860

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles

Ponsfold

Son

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John

Ponsfold

Son

Single

15

1866

St George's, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Ponsfold

Son

Single

11

1870

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Richard

Ponsfold

Son

Single

7

1874

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Marie

Ponsfold

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Ponsfold

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Emily

Ponsfold

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Ponsfold in Marylebone in 1881, and follow the Ponsfold family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census