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Household of William Squance (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 Squance and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Squance, born in 1833 in Stowford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Squance, born in 1839 in Boyton, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Mary M (born 1865 in Devon, England), John (born 1868 in Devon, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Devon, England), William H (born 1880 in Devon, England) and Lydia M (born 1881 in Yealmpton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, John Bailey Downing, born in 1824 in Boyton, Cornwall, England.


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William Squance's household

Male

William

Squance

Head
Female

Matilda

Squance

Wife
Female

Mary M

Squance

Daughter
Male

John

Squance

Son
Female

Louisa

Squance

Daughter
Male

William H

Squance

Son
Female

Lydia M

Squance

Daughter
Male

John Bailey

Downing

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Squance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Stowford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Squance

Head

Married

48

1833

Stowford, Devon, England

Matilda

Squance

Wife

Married

42

1839

Boyton, Cornwall, England

Mary M

Squance

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

John

Squance

Son

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Louisa

Squance

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

William H

Squance

Son

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

Lydia M

Squance

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yealmpton, Devon, England

John Bailey

Downing

Visitor

Widower

57

1824

Boyton, Cornwall, England

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