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Household of John W Pontafract (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 W Pontafract and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Pontafract, born in 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Pontafract, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Boarder, John Teasdale, born in 1795 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.


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John W Pontafract's household

Male

John W

Pontafract

Head
Female

Sarah J

Pontafract

Wife
Male

John E

Pontafract

Son
Male

James H

Pontafract

Son
Female

Mary A

Pontafract

Daughter
Male

John

Teasdale

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Pontafract
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Pontafract

Head

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Pontafract

Wife

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John E

Pontafract

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James H

Pontafract

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Pontafract

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Teasdale

Boarder

Single

86

1795

Kendal, Westmorland, England

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