William Pont was born in Brightling, Sussex, England.
William Pont was born shortly before 7 Mar 1830 in Brightling, Sussex, England to George Pont and Fanny Gower.He was baptised on 7 Mar 1830 at St Thomas a Becket church in Brightling.[1]
When he was young, he lived with his parents in Brightling.[2] He was already working as an agricultural labourer by the time he was eleven.
He worked as an agricultural labourer in Brightling and Iden, Sussex for his whole life.[3][4] (This page is missing on Ancestry.) [5] In 1881, he was living with his sister Ann.[6]
William Pont died in the third quarter of 1887 in the district of Battle, Sussex (which includes Brightling).[7] He was 57 years old.
Sources
↑Baptism:
"East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920"
East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 254/1/2/1 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62125 #215243 (accessed 8 March 2024)
William Pont baptism on 7 Mar 1830, son of George Pont & Frances Pont, in Brightling, Sussex, England.
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1108; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Brightling; County: Sussex; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 17; Page: 4; Line: 8; GSU roll: 464158 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #10628596 (accessed 8 March 2024)
William Pont (11) in Brightling in Battle registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Sussex, England.
George Pont M 34 Sussex, England
Fanny Pont F 33 Sussex, England
William Pont M 11 Sussex, England
↑1851 Census:
"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1636; Folio: 443; Page: 20; GSU roll: 193539; ED, institution, or vessel: 2a; Household schedule number: 62 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #1677057 (accessed 8 March 2024)
William Pont (20) servant in household of Thomas Holmda (57) in Brightling in Battle registration district in Sussex, England. Born in East Sussex, Brightling.
Thomas Holmda Head M 57 Edenbridge, Kent, England
Mana Holmda Wife F 56 Cranbrook, Kent, England
Jane Weeks Visitor M 26 East Sussex, Salehurst
Sarah Rijlesford Servant F 47 East Sussex, Brightling
William Pont Servant M 20 East Sussex, Brightling
William Relf Servant M 19 East Sussex, Brightling
Thomas Pont Servant M 18 East Sussex, Brightling
↑1861 Census:
"1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG09; Piece number: 557; Folio: 142; Page: 11; Schedule: 57 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 March 2024)
William Pont (31), unmarried lodger, Agricultural labourer, in household of William Relf (36) in Boons Hill, Iden in Rye registration district in Sussex, England.
William Relf Head Married M 36 Agricultural labourer Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Ann Relf Wife Married F 30 Iden, Sussex, England
William Pont Lodger Unmarried M 31 Agricultural labourer Brightling, Sussex, England
Ann Dive Niece F 7 Iden, Sussex, England
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1037; Folio: 12; Page: 16; GSU roll: 827479; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 74 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #14069135 (accessed 8 March 2024)
William Pont (41) lodger in household of William Croft (24) in Brightling in Battle registration district in Sussex, England. Born in East SussexBrightling.
William Croft Head M 24 East SussexBrightling
Frances Croft Wife F 25 East SussexBrightling
Harriett Relf Daughter F 5 East SussexBrightling
Sophia Relf Daughter F 1 East SussexBrightling
William Pont Lodger M 41 East SussexBrightling
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 1035; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341245; ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #21787319 (accessed 8 March 2024)
William Pont (51) lodger, Ag Labourer, in household of Ann Pont (35) at 3 Millers Row, Brightling in Battle registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Brightling, Sussex, England.
Ann Pont Head F 35 Charwoman Brightling, Sussex, England
William Pont Son M 13 Scholar Brightling, Sussex, England
Mary Pont Daughter F 9 Scholar Brightling, Sussex, England
William Pont Lodger M 51 Ag Labourer Brightling, Sussex, England
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 8 March 2024)
Pont, William (Age at death: 57). GRO Reference: 1887 Jul-Aug-Sep in Battle Volume 02B Page 36.
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