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Household of James Cannon (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Cannon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cannon, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rose Ann Cannon, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1865 in England), James (born 1871 in England), Michael (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in England), Maggie (born 1876 in England) and Catherine (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ann (born 1864 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1851 in Ireland).


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James Cannon's household

Male

James

Cannon

Head
Female

Rose Ann

Cannon

Wife
Female

Ann

Cannon

Daughter
Male

James

Cannon

Son
Male

Michael

Cannon

Son
Female

Mary

Cannon

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Cannon

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cannon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Lyanch

Boarder
Male

James

Lyanch

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cannon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cannon

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Rose Ann

Cannon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Ann

Cannon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

England

James

Cannon

Son

-

10

1871

England

Michael

Cannon

Son

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cannon

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Maggie

Cannon

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Catherine

Cannon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Lyanch

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

James

Lyanch

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

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