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Household of Wesley Pontefract (born 1840, Lancashire)

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.

Wesley Pontefract and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wesley Pontefract, born in 1840 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Wesley was the head of the household, married to Selina Pontefract, born in 1840 in Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred W R (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Frederick W (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Sidney O (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Wesley's Duar, Katie S (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Wesley's Duar, Elsie M (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Wesley's Servant, Susan J (born 1860 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).


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Wesley Pontefract's household

Male

Wesley

Pontefract

Head
Female

Selina

Pontefract

Wife
Male

Alfred W R

Pontefract

Son
Female

Katie S

Pontefract

Duar
Male

Frederick W

Pontefract

Son
Male

Sidney O

Pontefract

Son
Female

Elsie M

Pontefract

Duar
Female

Susan J

Bennett

Servant
First name(s) Wesley
Last name Pontefract
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wesley

Pontefract

Head

Married

41

1840

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Selina

Pontefract

Wife

Married

41

1840

Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England

Alfred W R

Pontefract

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Katie S

Pontefract

Duar

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Frederick W

Pontefract

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sidney O

Pontefract

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elsie M

Pontefract

Duar

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Susan J

Bennett

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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