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Household of William Quance (born 1857, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, 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.

William Quance and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Quance, born in 1857 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Quance, born in 1855 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Mabel (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Mary (born 1811 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1829 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, ? (born 1829 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), William's Lodger, Edith (born 1857 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, Eliza (born 1820 in Frome, Wiltshire, England).


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William Quance's household

Male

William

Quance

Head
Female

Louisa

Quance

Wife
Female

Mabel

Quance

Daughter
Female

Ada

Quance

Daughter
Female

Mary

Griffith

Aunt
Male

Thomas

Hesketh

Lodger
Female

?

Poole

Lodger
Female

Edith

Poole

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Welmot

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Quance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Quance

Head

Married

24

1857

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Louisa

Quance

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mabel

Quance

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ada

Quance

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Griffith

Aunt

Widow

70

1811

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Thomas

Hesketh

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Atherton, Lancashire, England

?

Poole

Lodger

Widow

52

1829

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Edith

Poole

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

Welmot

Lodger

Widow

61

1820

Frome, Wiltshire, England

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