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Household of John R Ponting (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 R Ponting and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Ponting, born in 1852 in Hoxton, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ponting, born in 1854 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1876 in Newington, Surrey, England) and Annie (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Visitor, Emily (born 1850 in Halesworth, Suffolk, England), John R's Visitor, Emily (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England), John R's Visitor, Margaret (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England) and John R's Visitor, George (born 1871 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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John R Ponting's household

Male

John R

Ponting

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ponting

Wife
Male

John W

Ponting

Son
Female

Annie

Ponting

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mitchell

Visitor
Female

Emily

Mitchell

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Visitor
Male

George

Mitchell

Visitor
First name(s) John R
Last name Ponting
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Ponting

Head

Married

29

1852

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Ponting

Wife

Married

27

1854

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

John W

Ponting

Son

Single

5

1876

Newington, Surrey, England

Annie

Ponting

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Emily

Mitchell

Visitor

Widow

31

1850

Halesworth, Suffolk, England

Emily

Mitchell

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

Margaret

Mitchell

Visitor

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

George

Mitchell

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Greenwich, Kent, England

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