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Household of Thomas Pontefract (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Thomas Pontefract and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pontefract, born in 1834 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Louisa Pontefract, born in 1836 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Eleanor (born 1863 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Laura E (born 1864 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Frederick Wm (born 1867 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1869 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Louis John (born 1873 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Arthur E (born 1875 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte M (born 1877 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Pontefract's household

Male

Thomas

Pontefract

Head
Female

Louisa

Pontefract

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Pontefract

Daughter
Female

Laura E

Pontefract

Daughter
Male

Frederick Wm

Pontefract

Son
Male

James H

Pontefract

Son
Male

Louis John

Pontefract

Son
Male

Arthur E

Pontefract

Son
Female

Charlotte M

Pontefract

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pontefract
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pontefract

Head

Married

47

1834

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Pontefract

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Laura E

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Frederick Wm

Pontefract

Son

Single

14

1867

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

James H

Pontefract

Son

Single

12

1869

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Louis John

Pontefract

Son

Single

8

1873

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Arthur E

Pontefract

Son

Single

6

1875

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Charlotte M

Pontefract

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

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