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Household of John Lance (born 1824, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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 Lance and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lance, born in 1824 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1861 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Gertrude (born 1865 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Emma (born 1816 in Great Barr, Staffordshire, England), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Visitor, Alice (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), John's Servant, Maria (born 1847 in Snowshill, Gloucestershire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in North Skelton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Stephen (born 1837 in Eastington, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Visitor, Constance (born 1873 in -).


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John Lance's household

Male

John

Lance

Head
Female

Mary

Lance

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Lance

Daughter
Female

Emma

Lewis

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Rutherville

Visitor
Female

Alice

Millan

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Brook

Servant
Female

Maria

Wiggins

Servant
Female

Sarah

Elderkin

Servant
Male

Stephen

Underwood

Servant
Female

Constance

Baskerville

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Lance
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lance

Head

Widower

57

1824

Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Lance

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Gertrude

Lance

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Lewis

Visitor

Single

65

1816

Great Barr, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Rutherville

Visitor

Widow

48

1833

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Millan

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brook

Servant

Single

33

1848

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Wiggins

Servant

Single

34

1847

Snowshill, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Elderkin

Servant

Single

23

1858

North Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Underwood

Servant

Married

44

1837

Eastington, Gloucestershire, England

Constance

Baskerville

Visitor

Single

8

1873

-

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