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Household of James Cann (born 1841, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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 Cann and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cann, born in 1841 in Silverton, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lavina Cann, born in 1836 in Bampton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alice (born 1873 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Willie (born 1876 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and John (born 1878 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Fanny (born 1853 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and James's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1865 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).
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James Cann's household
James
Cann
Head
Lavina
Cann
Wife
George
Cann
Son
Alice
Cann
Daughter
Willie
Cann
Son
John
Cann
Son
Fanny
Wood
Boarder
Mary Ann
Wood
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Cann |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Silverton, Dorset, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Cann | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Silverton, Dorset, England | |
Lavina | Cann | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Bampton, Devon, England | |
George | Cann | Son | Married | 11 | 1870 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Alice | Cann | Daughter | Married | 8 | 1873 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England | |
Willie | Cann | Son | Married | 5 | 1876 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England | |
John | Cann | Son | Married | 3 | 1878 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England | |
Fanny | Wood | Boarder | Single | 28 | 1853 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England | |
Mary Ann | Wood | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England |
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