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Household of Richard Pomfrett (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Richard Pomfrett and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Pomfrett, born in 1839 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Pomfrett, born in 1840 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1862 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1870 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Polly (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Daisy (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, George (born 1867 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Richard's Dairymaid, Ann (born 1849 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Richard's Carter, Joseph (born 1841 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Carter, Edward (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Pomfrett's household

Male

Richard

Pomfrett

Head
Female

Jane

Pomfrett

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wyatt

Son
Male

Joseph

Wyatt

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Wyatt

Daughter
Female

Jane

Pomfrett

Daughter
Female

Polly

Pomfrett

Daughter
Male

Richard

Pomfrett

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Pomfrett

Daughter
Female

Daisy

Pomfrett

Daughter
Male

George

Pomfrett

Visitor
Female

Ann

Mort

Dairymaid
Male

Joseph

Hayes

Carter
Male

Edward

Ormrod

Carter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Pomfrett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Pomfrett

Head

Married

42

1839

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pomfrett

Wife

Married

41

1840

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wyatt

Son

Single

19

1862

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wyatt

Son

Single

16

1865

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wyatt

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pomfrett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Polly

Pomfrett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Pomfrett

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Pomfrett

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Daisy

Pomfrett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

George

Pomfrett

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mort

Dairymaid

Married

32

1849

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hayes

Carter

Single

40

1841

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Edward

Ormrod

Carter

Single

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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