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Household of Henry Cain (born 1821, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Cain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cain, born in 1821 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Amelia Cain, born in 1829 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1855 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Christopher (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Martha (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Daughter In Law, Eliza (born 1853 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Henry's Granson, William (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Cain's household

Male

Henry

Cain

Head
Female

Amelia

Cain

Wife
Male

William

Cain

Son
Female

Eliza

Cain

Daughter In Law
Female

Emma

Cain

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Cain

Son
Female

Martha

Cain

Daughter
Male

William

Cain

Granson
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cain

Head

Married

60

1821

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Cain

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William

Cain

Son

Married

26

1855

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Cain

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Chatham, Kent, England

Emma

Cain

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Christopher

Cain

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha

Cain

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Cain

Granson

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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