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Household of Elizabeth Cain (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Elizabeth Cain and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Cain, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Lodger, Thomas (born 1851 in Armagh, Ireland), Elizabeth's Lodger Head, Philip (born 1856 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Mary (born 1861 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Alexander (born 1859 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Elizabeth's Lodger, Mathew (born 1860 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Elizabeth Cain's household

Female

Elizabeth

Cain

Head
Female

Mary A

Cain

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cain

Son
Male

John

Cain

Son
Male

Thomas

Quinn

Lodger
Male

Philip

Mc Machin

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Mc Machin

Lodger
Male

Alexander

Quin

Lodger
Male

Mathew

Benton

Lodger
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Cain

Head

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

Mary A

Cain

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Cain

Son

Single

11

1870

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Cain

Son

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Quinn

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Armagh, Ireland

Philip

Mc Machin

Lodger Head

Married

25

1856

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Mc Machin

Lodger

Married

20

1861

Jarrow, Durham, England

Alexander

Quin

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mathew

Benton

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Jarrow, Durham, England

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