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Household of John Canby (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Canby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Canby, born in 1835 in Whittington, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Canby, born in 1832 in Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England), Joab (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Eliza A (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Andrew B (born 1872 in Lepton, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1881 in Lepton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Wright Boothroyd, born in 1857 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England.


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John Canby's household

Male

John

Canby

Head
Female

Margaret

Canby

Wife
Male

Wright

Boothroyd

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Boothroyd

Daughter
Male

Joab

Canby

Son
Female

Eliza A

Canby

Daughter
Male

Richard

Canby

Son
Male

Thomas

Canby

Son
Male

William

Boothroyd

Grand Son
Male

Andrew B

Canby

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Canby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Whittington, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Canby

Head

Married

46

1835

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Canby

Wife

Married

49

1832

Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Wright

Boothroyd

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Boothroyd

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Joab

Canby

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Canby

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Canby

Son

Single

15

1866

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Canby

Son

Single

11

1870

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

William

Boothroyd

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Lepton, Yorkshire, England

Andrew B

Canby

Son

Single

9

1872

Lepton, Yorkshire, England

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