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Household of John Pomfret (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Pomfret and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pomfret, born in 1841 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Pomfret, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph Ellis (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Cicely (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Pomfret's household

Male

John

Pomfret

Head
Female

Mary

Pomfret

Wife
Male

Thomas

Pomfret

Son
Male

Joseph Ellis

Pomfret

Son
Female

Cicely

Pomfret

Daughter
Male

John

Pomfret

Son
Female

Lily

Pomfret

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Pomfret
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pomfret

Head

Married

40

1841

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pomfret

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pomfret

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph Ellis

Pomfret

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Cicely

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Pomfret

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lily

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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