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Household of John Guscott (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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.

John Guscott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Guscott, born in 1825 in Highampton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Guscott, born in 1827 in Black Torrington, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1859 in Highampton, Devon, England), John (born 1861 in Highampton, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1863 in Sourton, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Sourton, Devon, England) and Simon (born 1870 in Shebbear, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Quance, born in 1793 in Devon, England.


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John Guscott's household

Male

John

Guscott

Head
Female

Mary

Guscott

Wife
Female

Ellen

Guscott

Daughter
Male

John

Guscott

Son
Female

Lucy

Guscott

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Guscott

Son
Male

Simon

Guscott

Son
Female

Mary

Quance

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Guscott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Highampton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Guscott

Head

Married

56

1825

Highampton, Devon, England

Mary

Guscott

Wife

Married

54

1827

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Ellen

Guscott

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Highampton, Devon, England

John

Guscott

Son

Single

20

1861

Highampton, Devon, England

Lucy

Guscott

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sourton, Devon, England

Samuel

Guscott

Son

Single

16

1865

Sourton, Devon, England

Simon

Guscott

Son

Single

11

1870

Shebbear, Devon, England

Mary

Quance

Mother In Law

Widow

88

1793

Devon, England

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