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Household of James Cane (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 Cane and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cane, born in 1841 in Nettlecombe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Sarah Cane, born in 1845 in Paignton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Nina Rose (born 1868 in Paignton, Devon, England), Herbert John (born 1872 in Paignton, Devon, England), Clifton Thomas (born 1876 in Paignton, Devon, England) and Blanche Emma (born 1879 in Paignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Assistant, Emmanuel (born 1862 in Brixham, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Laura (born 1868 in Totnes, Devon, England).


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James Cane's household

Male

James

Cane

Head
Female

Emma Sarah

Cane

Wife
Female

Nina Rose

Cane

Daughter
Male

Herbert John

Cane

Son
Male

Clifton Thomas

Cane

Son
Female

Blanche Emma

Cane

Daughter
Male

Emmanuel

Matthews

Assistant
Female

Laura

Drew

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cane

Head

Married

40

1841

Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Emma Sarah

Cane

Wife

Married

36

1845

Paignton, Devon, England

Nina Rose

Cane

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Paignton, Devon, England

Herbert John

Cane

Son

Single

9

1872

Paignton, Devon, England

Clifton Thomas

Cane

Son

Single

5

1876

Paignton, Devon, England

Blanche Emma

Cane

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paignton, Devon, England

Emmanuel

Matthews

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Brixham, Devon, England

Laura

Drew

Servant

Single

13

1868

Totnes, Devon, England

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