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Household of Joseph Ponsford (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, Devon, 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 Ponsford and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ponsford, born in 1833 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Ponsford, born in 1832 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1855 in Devon, England) and Amanda (born 1863 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Annie M (born 1873 in Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, John (born 1859 in Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Lewis (born 1867 in Launcells, Cornwall, England).


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Joseph Ponsford's household

Male

Joseph

Ponsford

Head
Female

Charlotte

Ponsford

Wife
Male

James

Ponsford

Son
Female

Amanda

Ponsford

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Hussey

Niece
Male

John

Powland

Servant
Male

Lewis

Hussey

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ponsford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ponsford

Head

Married

48

1833

Devon, England

Charlotte

Ponsford

Wife

Married

49

1832

Chard, Somerset, England

James

Ponsford

Son

Single

26

1855

Devon, England

Amanda

Ponsford

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Annie M

Hussey

Niece

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

John

Powland

Servant

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

Lewis

Hussey

Servant

Single

14

1867

Launcells, Cornwall, England

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