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Household of James Squance (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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.

James Squance and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Squance, born in 1838 in Cookbury, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Squance, born in 1843 in Bradford, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Bradford, Devon, England), John (born 1866 in Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Devon, England), James (born 1870 in Devon, England), Laura (born 1871 in Devon, England) and Rhoda (born 1872 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, William (born 1860 in Shebbear, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Richard W (born 1868 in Langtree, Devon, England).


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James Squance's household

Male

James

Squance

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Squance

Wife
Female

Mary

Squance

Daughter
Male

John

Squance

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Squance

Daughter
Male

James

Squance

Son
Female

Laura

Squance

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Squance

Daughter
Male

William

Gilbert

Servant
Male

Richard W

Gilbert

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Squance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cookbury, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Squance

Head

Married

43

1838

Cookbury, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Squance

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bradford, Devon, England

Mary

Squance

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Devon, England

John

Squance

Son

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Squance

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

James

Squance

Son

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Laura

Squance

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Rhoda

Squance

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

William

Gilbert

Servant

Single

21

1860

Shebbear, Devon, England

Richard W

Gilbert

Servant

Single

13

1868

Langtree, Devon, England

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