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Household of Robert Ponsonby (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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.

Robert Ponsonby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ponsonby, born in 1853 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Julia Ponsonby, born in 1856 in Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; James Henry (born 1875 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Annie Glessell, born in 1861 in Bootle, Cumberland, England.


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Robert Ponsonby's household

Male

Robert

Ponsonby

Head
Female

Julia

Ponsonby

Wife
Male

James Henry

Ponsonby

Son
Male

Joseph

Ponsonby

Son
Male

Robert

Ponsonby

Son
Female

Annie

Glessell

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ponsonby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ponsonby

Head

Married

28

1853

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Julia

Ponsonby

Wife

Married

25

1856

Staffordshire, England

James Henry

Ponsonby

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ponsonby

Son

Single

3

1878

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ponsonby

Son

Single

2

1879

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Glessell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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