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Household of John Ponsonby (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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.

John Ponsonby and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ponsonby, born in 1818 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ponsonby, born in 1828 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1861 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Ponsonby's household

Male

John

Ponsonby

Head
Female

Ellen

Ponsonby

Wife
Male

William

Ponsonby

Son
Male

Thomas

Ponsonby

Son
Male

Joseph

Ponsonby

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ponsonby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ponsonby

Head

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Ellen

Ponsonby

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ireland

William

Ponsonby

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ponsonby

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joseph

Ponsonby

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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