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Household of James Ponton (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Ponton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ponton, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ponton, born in 1842 in Roberton, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1869 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John S (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Ponton's household

Male

James

Ponton

Head
Female

Margaret

Ponton

Wife
Female

Isabella

Ponton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ponton

Son
Male

John S

Ponton

Son
Male

James

Ponton

Son
Male

Andrew

Ponton

Son
Male

George

Ponton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Ponton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ponton

Head

Married

37

1844

England

Margaret

Ponton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Roberton, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Ponton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ponton

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

Ponton

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ponton

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Ponton

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Ponton

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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