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Household of James W Pointer (born 1841, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 W Pointer and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Pointer, born in 1841 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary A E Pointer, born in 1841 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Francis W H (born 1868 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England), Edward Jno (born 1870 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England), Reginald G (born 1875 in Meare, Somerset, England), Susie A (born 1878 in Meare, Somerset, England) and Kate M (born 1880 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Boarder, Susan Gillingham, born in 1853 in Swanage, Dorset, England.
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James W Pointer's household
James W
Pointer
Head
Mary A E
Pointer
Wife
Francis W H
Pointer
Son
Edward Jno
Pointer
Son
Reginald G
Pointer
Son
Susie A
Pointer
Daughter
Kate M
Pointer
Daughter
Susan
Gillingham
Boarder
| First name(s) | James W |
| Last name | Pointer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Woolwich, Kent, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James W | Pointer | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Mary A E | Pointer | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Francis W H | Pointer | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Medbourne, Leicestershire, England | |
Edward Jno | Pointer | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Medbourne, Leicestershire, England | |
Reginald G | Pointer | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Meare, Somerset, England | |
Susie A | Pointer | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Meare, Somerset, England | |
Kate M | Pointer | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Susan | Gillingham | Boarder | Single | 28 | 1853 | Swanage, Dorset, England |
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