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Household of James Cain (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

James Cain and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cain, born in 1834 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Cain, born in 1833 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Annie H (born 1862 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Ada E (born 1864 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Frederic W (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Eleanor S (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Lillie E (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Peter J (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret M (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas J (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, Peter (born 1816 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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James Cain's household

Male

James

Cain

Head
Female

Ann

Cain

Wife
Female

Annie H

Cain

Daughter
Female

Ada E

Cain

Daughter
Male

Frederic W

Cain

Son
Female

Eleanor S

Cain

Daughter
Female

Lillie E

Cain

Daughter
Male

Peter J

Cain

Son
Female

Margaret M

Cain

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Cain

Son
Male

Peter

Jackson

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Forster

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cain

Head

Married

47

1834

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cain

Wife

Married

48

1833

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie H

Cain

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ada E

Cain

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Frederic W

Cain

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Eleanor S

Cain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Lillie E

Cain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter J

Cain

Son

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret M

Cain

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas J

Cain

Son

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Jackson

Brother In Law

Widower

65

1816

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Forster

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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