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Household of George Canham (born 1849, Northumberland)

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.

George Canham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Canham, born in 1849 in Morpeth, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Canham, born in 1849 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; George W (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Robert D (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), George's Servant, Edith (born 1867 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), George's Boarder, John (born 1820 in Durham, Durham, England), George's Boarder, Peter (born 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Belfast).


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George Canham's household

Male

George

Canham

Head
Female

Isabella

Canham

Wife
Male

George W

Canham

Son
Male

Robert D

Canham

Son
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Servant
Female

Edith

Daniels

Servant
Male

John

Beavers

Boarder
Male

Peter

French

Boarder
Male

William

Mc Cann

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Canham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Canham

Head

Married

32

1849

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Canham

Wife

Married

32

1849

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

George W

Canham

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert D

Canham

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Murphy

Servant

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

Edith

Daniels

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

John

Beavers

Boarder

Married

61

1820

Durham, Durham, England

Peter

French

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mc Cann

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Belfast

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