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Household of John Cain (born 1856, Roscommon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John Cain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cain, born in 1856 in Roscommon, Roscommon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cain, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, William (born 1845 in Whitley, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger Wife, Ann (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Lodger Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1875 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger Son, Lewis (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Patrick (born 1855 in Ireland).


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John Cain's household

Male

John

Cain

Head
Female

Ellen

Cain

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cain

Daughter
Male

William

Hart

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Hart

Lodger Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Hart

Lodger Daughter
Male

Lewis

Hart

Lodger Son
Male

Patrick

Tighe

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cain

Head

Married

25

1856

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Ellen

Cain

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Margaret

Cain

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Hart

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

Whitley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Hart

Lodger Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary Ann

Hart

Lodger Daughter

Single

6

1875

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Hart

Lodger Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Patrick

Tighe

Lodger Head

Single

26

1855

Ireland

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