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Household of Benjamin Canner (born 1814, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Benjamin Canner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Canner, born in 1814 in Woolavington, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Canner, born in 1820 in Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Emily, born 1844 in Chichester, Sussex, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Emily (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), John (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Isabel (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Son In Law, John Pearce, born in 1844 in Boarhunt, Hampshire, England.


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Benjamin Canner's household

Male

Benjamin

Canner

Head
Female

Mary A

Canner

Wife
Female

Emily

Pearce

Daughter
Male

John

Pearce

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Pearce

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Pearce

Grand Son
Female

Isabel

Pearce

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Canner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Woolavington, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Canner

Head

Married

67

1814

Woolavington, Sussex, England

Mary A

Canner

Wife

Married

61

1820

Sussex, England

Emily

Pearce

Daughter

Married

37

1844

Chichester, Sussex, England

John

Pearce

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Boarhunt, Hampshire, England

Emily

Pearce

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Pearce

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Isabel

Pearce

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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