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Household of Walter Pontifex (born 1852, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Walter Pontifex and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Pontifex, born in 1852 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Julia Pontifex, born in 1853 in Llangarron, Herefordshire, England. They had 1 child; Amy, born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Catherine Gorham, born in 1864 in Suffolk, England.


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Walter Pontifex's household

Male

Walter

Pontifex

Head
Female

Julia

Pontifex

Wife
Female

Amy

Pontifex

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gorham

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Pontifex
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Pontifex

Head

Married

29

1852

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Julia

Pontifex

Wife

Married

28

1853

Llangarron, Herefordshire, England

Amy

Pontifex

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Gorham

Servant

Single

17

1864

Suffolk, England

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