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Household of John Cancy (born 1834, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Cancy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cancy, born in 1834 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emelie Cancy, born in 1837 in Holloway, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; John A (born 1871 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) and Lilian E (born 1878 in Enfield, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Blunt, born in 1861 in Enfield, Middlesex, England.


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John Cancy's household

Male

John

Cancy

Head
Female

Emelie

Cancy

Wife
Male

John A

Cancy

Son
Female

Lilian E

Cancy

Daughter
Female

Mary

Blunt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cancy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cancy

Head

Married

47

1834

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Emelie

Cancy

Wife

Married

44

1837

Holloway, Middlesex, England

John A

Cancy

Son

Single

10

1871

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Lilian E

Cancy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Mary

Blunt

Servant

Single

20

1861

Enfield, Middlesex, England

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