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Household of William Gaunt (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Gaunt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaunt, born in 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gaunt, born in 1837 in Disley, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Robert H (born 1864 in Hayfield, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Hayfield, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Emily (born 1859 in Marple, Cheshire, England), William's Step Son, Jesse (born 1863 in Marple, Cheshire, England) and William's Step Daughter, Barbara (born 1865 in Marple, Cheshire, England).


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William Gaunt's household

Male

William

Gaunt

Head
Female

Mary

Gaunt

Wife
Female

Emily

Scofield

Step Daughter
Male

Jesse

Scofield

Step Son
Male

Robert H

Gaunt

Son
Female

Barbara

Schofield

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaunt

Son
Male

Frank

Gaunt

Son
Male

William H

Gaunt

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gaunt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaunt

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gaunt

Wife

Married

44

1837

Disley, Cheshire, England

Emily

Scofield

Step Daughter

Single

22

1859

Marple, Cheshire, England

Jesse

Scofield

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Marple, Cheshire, England

Robert H

Gaunt

Son

Single

17

1864

Hayfield, Cheshire, England

Barbara

Schofield

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Marple, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gaunt

Son

Single

15

1866

Hayfield, Cheshire, England

Frank

Gaunt

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William H

Gaunt

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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