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Household of William Gant (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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.

William Gant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gant, born in 1839 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Gant, born in 1843 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1862 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Alice (born 1867 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Ada (born 1869 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), William (born 1871 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Alma (born 1879 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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William Gant's household

Male

William

Gant

Head
Female

Annie

Gant

Wife
Female

Annie

Gant

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gant

Son
Female

Alice

Gant

Daughter
Female

Ada

Gant

Daughter
Male

William

Gant

Son
Male

Benjamin

Gant

Son
Female

Alma

Gant

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gant

Head

Married

42

1839

Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Gant

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Annie

Gant

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Thomas

Gant

Son

Single

16

1865

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Alice

Gant

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Ada

Gant

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

William

Gant

Son

Single

10

1871

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Benjamin

Gant

Son

Single

8

1873

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Alma

Gant

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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