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Household of James Pontefract (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Pontefract and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pontefract, born in 1829 in Thurstonland, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sam (born 1855 in Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1873 in Honley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Sunderland, born in 1829 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England.


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James Pontefract's household

Male

James

Pontefract

Head
Male

Sam

Pontefract

Son
Male

Fred

Pontefract

Son
Female

Mary

Sunderland

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Pontefract
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pontefract

Head

Widower

52

1829

Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Pontefract

Son

Widower

26

1855

Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Pontefract

Son

Single

8

1873

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sunderland

Servant

Single

52

1829

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

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