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Household of Joseph H Pontifere (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, 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.

Joseph H Pontifere and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph H Pontifere, born in 1841 in St Martins, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph H was the head of the household, married to Mary B Pontifere, born in 1842 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1871 in Balham, Surrey, England), Hilda G (born 1874 in Balham, Surrey, England) and Lilian May (born 1876 in Balham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph H's Nephew, William Morris (born 1866 in Gorsley, Herefordshire, England) and Joseph H's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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Joseph H Pontifere's household

Male

Joseph H

Pontifere

Head
Female

Mary B

Pontifere

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Pontifere

Daughter
Female

Hilda G

Pontifere

Daughter
Female

Lilian May

Pontifere

Daughter
Male

William Morris

Pontifere

Nephew
Female

Mary A

Griffin

Servant
First name(s) Joseph H
Last name Pontifere
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place St Martins, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph H

Pontifere

Head

Married

40

1841

St Martins, Middlesex, England

Mary B

Pontifere

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Pontifere

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Balham, Surrey, England

Hilda G

Pontifere

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Balham, Surrey, England

Lilian May

Pontifere

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Balham, Surrey, England

William Morris

Pontifere

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Gorsley, Herefordshire, England

Mary A

Griffin

Servant

Single

23

1858

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales

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