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Household of John Lanyon (born 1817, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liskeard, Cornwall, 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 Lanyon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lanyon, born in 1817 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Lanyon, born in 1818 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1855 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Callington, Cornwall, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1856 in St Austell, Cornwall, England).


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John Lanyon's household

Male

John

Lanyon

Head
Female

Jane

Lanyon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lanyon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Spry

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Pearce

Lodger
Male

James

Allen

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lanyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Lanyon

Head

Married

64

1817

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Jane

Lanyon

Wife

Married

63

1818

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Lanyon

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Spry

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Pearce

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Callington, Cornwall, England

James

Allen

Lodger

Single

25

1856

St Austell, Cornwall, England

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