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Household of Joseph Lanning (born 1833, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Joseph Lanning and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lanning, born in 1833 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Anne Lanning, born in 1833 in Chalton, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1859 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Charles (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Christopher (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Ada (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Mary Light, born in 1817 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.


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Joseph Lanning's household

Male

Joseph

Lanning

Head
Female

Anne

Lanning

Wife
Male

William

Lanning

Son
Male

Alfred

Lanning

Son
Male

Charles

Lanning

Son
Male

Arthur

Lanning

Son
Male

Christopher

Lanning

Son
Female

Ada

Lanning

Daughter
Female

Mary

Light

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lanning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lanning

Head

Married

48

1833

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Anne

Lanning

Wife

Married

48

1833

Chalton, Hampshire, England

William

Lanning

Son

Single

22

1859

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Lanning

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Charles

Lanning

Son

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Lanning

Son

Single

9

1872

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Christopher

Lanning

Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ada

Lanning

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary

Light

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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