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Household of James Cannan (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Cannan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cannan, born in 1823 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cannan, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George M (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Dorothea A (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frances M (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James S (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry A (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Martha Johnston, born in 1834 in Scotland.


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James Cannan's household

Male

James

Cannan

Head
Female

Mary A

Cannan

Wife
Male

George M

Cannan

Son
Female

Dorothea A

Cannan

Daughter
Female

Frances M

Cannan

Daughter
Male

James S

Cannan

Son
Male

Henry A

Cannan

Son
Female

Martha

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cannan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cannan

Head

Married

58

1823

Scotland

Mary A

Cannan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George M

Cannan

Son

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Dorothea A

Cannan

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frances M

Cannan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James S

Cannan

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry A

Cannan

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Johnston

Servant

Single

47

1834

Scotland

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