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Household of John Cain (born 1821, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cain, born in 1821 in Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Cain, born in 1841 in Cork, Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jane (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; John H, born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, John H (born 1859 in Penryn, Cornwall, England) and John's Son In Law, Benjamin (born 1857 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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John Cain's household

Male

John

Cain

Head
Female

Hannah

Cain

Wife
Male

John H

Nawland

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Nawland

Daughter
Male

John H

Nawland

Grand Son
Male

Benjamin

Powell

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Powell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cain

Head

Married

60

1821

Wiltshire, England

Hannah

Cain

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cork, Ireland

John H

Nawland

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Penryn, Cornwall, England

Mary

Nawland

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John H

Nawland

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Powell

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Jane

Powell

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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