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Household of Adam Cann (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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.

Adam Cann and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cann, born in 1845 in Lynn, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Martha Cann, born in 1845 in Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Sparham, Norfolk, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Lynn, Norfolk, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1821 in Norfolk, England), Adam's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1851 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and Adam's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Sparham, Norfolk, England).


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Adam Cann's household

Male

Adam

Cann

Head
Female

Martha

Cann

Wife
Male

William

Cann

Son
Male

Arthur

Cann

Son
Female

Hannah

Cann

Daughter
Male

Walter

Cann

Son
Female

Mary

King

Mother In Law
Male

Benjamin

Brown

Boarder
Male

James

Lee

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lynn, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Cann

Head

Married

36

1845

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Martha

Cann

Wife

Married

36

1845

Norfolk, England

William

Cann

Son

Single

17

1864

Sparham, Norfolk, England

Arthur

Cann

Son

Single

14

1867

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Hannah

Cann

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Walter

Cann

Son

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary

King

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Norfolk, England

Benjamin

Brown

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

James

Lee

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Sparham, Norfolk, England

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