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Household of John Gaunt (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Gaunt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaunt, born in 1836 in Middlewich, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gaunt, born in 1838 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Selina (born 1865 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), John A (born 1870 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1872 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and James A (born 1877 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph Smallwood, born in 1832 in Staffordshire, England.


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John Gaunt's household

Male

John

Gaunt

Head
Female

Eliza

Gaunt

Wife
Female

Selina

Gaunt

Daughter
Male

John A

Gaunt

Son
Female

Harriet

Gaunt

Daughter
Male

James A

Gaunt

Son
Male

Joseph

Smallwood

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gaunt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaunt

Head

Married

45

1836

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Gaunt

Wife

Married

43

1838

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Selina

Gaunt

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

John A

Gaunt

Son

Single

11

1870

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Gaunt

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

James A

Gaunt

Son

Single

4

1877

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Smallwood

Lodger

Widower

49

1832

Staffordshire, England

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