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Household of Christopher Canister (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Christopher Canister and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Canister, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Canister, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Margareite (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Christopher (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Brother, John (born 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Christopher's Sister In Law, Selina (born 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Christopher's Brother In Law, Josh (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Christopher Canister's household

Male

Christopher

Canister

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Canister

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Canister

Daughter
Female

Margareite

Canister

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Canister

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Canister

Son
Male

John

Canister

Brother
Female

Selina

Canister

Sister In Law
Male

Josh

Littlewood

Brother In Law
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Canister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Canister

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Canister

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Canister

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margareite

Canister

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Canister

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Canister

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Canister

Brother

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Canister

Sister In Law

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Josh

Littlewood

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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