Author talk:Victor Dumazet de Pontigny

Spelling
The name appears as per the death notice in the paper. Though the son's and presumably the father's appear spelling "Du Mazet"

Census
Class: RG10; Piece: 850; Folio: 19; Page: 31; GSU roll: 827759. Name: 	Victor De Pontiguy Age: 	66 Estimated Birth Year: 	abt 1805 Relation: 	Head Spouse's Name: 	Mary De Pontiguy Gender: 	Male Where born: 	London, England Civil parish: 	Penge Ecclesiastical parish: 	St Paul Town: 	Penge County/Island: 	Surrey Country: 	England Registration district: 	Croydon Sub-registration district: 	Croydon ED, institution, or vessel: 	47 Household schedule number: 	146 Piece: 	850 Folio: 	19 Page Number: 	31 Household Members: Name 	Age Victor De Pontiguy 	66
 * 1871 England census
 * Occupation Railway and Government stock

Mary De Pontiguy 	48 Victor H Pontiguy 	19 Katherine M Pontiguy 	18 Charlotte Pontiguy 	46 Frances Arnold 	27 Elizabeth Cashman 	27 Elizabeth Savage 	28

Occupation given as fund holder
 * 1861 English

Probate
Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England. 1892, D, p.278 "DUMAZET DE PONTIGNY Victor of 95 Belvedere Road Upper Norwood Surrey esquire died 21 January 1892 Probate London 26 February to Victora Henry Dumazet De Pontigny and Edward Ellis esquires Effect £28862 14s. 11d."
 * English probate

Father's probate
Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England. 1862 WILLS, D, p.100 DE PONTIGY, Victor Henri Du Mazet Effects under £100 Resworn at the Stamp Office April 1863 Under £1000 2 JuneThe Will of Victor Henri Du Mazet de Pontigny late of Chauveux Department of the Puy-de-Dôme in France deceased who died 2 March 1845 at Chaveux aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of Victor Du Mazet de Pontigny of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester Esquire the Son and the Executor according to the Tenor of the said Will.