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Household of John Custance (born 1829, Huntingdonshire)

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.

John Custance and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Custance, born in 1829 in Warboys, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Custance, born in 1830 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; John Jr (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Sarah J (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Esther (born 1815 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Jane (born 1805 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England) and John's Lodger, Caroline (born 1839 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England).


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John Custance's household

Male

John

Custance

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Custance

Wife
Male

John Jr

Custance

Son
Female

Sarah J

Custance

Daughter
Male

James

Custance

Son
Female

Esther

Wise

Lodger
Female

Jane

Poole

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Mc Donald

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Custance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Custance

Head

Married

52

1829

Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England

Elizabeth

Custance

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

John Jr

Custance

Son

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah J

Custance

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

James

Custance

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Esther

Wise

Lodger

Single

66

1815

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Poole

Lodger

Widow

76

1805

East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England

Caroline

Mc Donald

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

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