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Household of John Pointing (born 1845, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

John Pointing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pointing, born in 1845 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Pointing, born in 1845 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth F (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and John W (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Clerk, Hannah (born 1856 in Sussex, England), John's Clerk, Annie (born 1862 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Eliza J (born 1860 in Hove, Sussex, England).


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John Pointing's household

Male

John

Pointing

Head
Female

Mary E

Pointing

Wife
Female

Elizabeth F

Pointing

Daughter
Male

John W

Pointing

Son
Female

Hannah

Chandler

Clerk
Female

Annie

Powell

Clerk
Female

Eliza J

Duprose

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pointing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pointing

Head

Married

36

1845

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary E

Pointing

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth F

Pointing

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

John W

Pointing

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Hannah

Chandler

Clerk

Single

25

1856

Sussex, England

Annie

Powell

Clerk

Single

19

1862

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Eliza J

Duprose

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hove, Sussex, England

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