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Household of John Pontifex (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Pontifex and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pontifex, born in 1844 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Pontifex, born in 1845 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Russell (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1876 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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John Pontifex's household

Male

John

Pontifex

Head
Female

Eliza

Pontifex

Wife
Male

John

Pontifex

Son
Male

Russell

Pontifex

Son
Female

Eliza

Pontifex

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Pontifex

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Pontifex
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pontifex

Head

Married

37

1844

Southwark, Surrey, England

Eliza

Pontifex

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Pontifex

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Russell

Pontifex

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Pontifex

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southwark, Surrey, England

Samuel

Pontifex

Son

Single

2

1879

Southwark, Surrey, England

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