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Household of Mark Poxton (born 1851, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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.

Mark Poxton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Poxton, born in 1851 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Mercy Poxton, born in 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1879 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mark's Father In Law, John Wigen, born in 1801 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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Mark Poxton's household

Male

Mark

Poxton

Head
Female

Mercy

Poxton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Poxton

Son
Male

William

Poxton

Son
Female

Sarah A

Poxton

Daughter
Male

John

Wigen

Father In Law
First name(s) Mark
Last name Poxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Poxton

Head

Married

30

1851

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Mercy

Poxton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Poxton

Son

Single

3

1878

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

William

Poxton

Son

Single

2

1879

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Poxton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

John

Wigen

Father In Law

Widower

80

1801

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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