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Household of Joseph Pomfret (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Joseph Pomfret and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Pomfret, born in 1844 in Whalley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Pomfret, born in 1845 in Ewood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1867 in Ewood, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Jane E (born 1877 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Ewood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Joseph Fletcher, born in 1860 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Pomfret's household

Male

Joseph

Pomfret

Head
Female

Ellen

Pomfret

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Pomfret

Son
Male

Thomas

Pomfret

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Pomfret

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fletcher

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Pomfret
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whalley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Pomfret

Head

Married

37

1844

Whalley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pomfret

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ewood, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Pomfret

Son

Single

14

1867

Ewood, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pomfret

Son

Single

10

1871

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ewood, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fletcher

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Whalley, Lancashire, England

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