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Household of John Gant (born 1801, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 Gant and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gant, born in 1801 in Freiston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 2 members. John was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Housekeeper, Mary Lyng, born in 1815 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Gant's household

Male

John

Gant

Head
Female

Mary

Lyng

Housekeeper
First name(s) John
Last name Gant
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Freiston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gant

Head

Widower

80

1801

Freiston, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Lyng

Housekeeper

Widow

66

1815

Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

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