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Household of John Cankwell (born 1829, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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 Cankwell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cankwell, born in 1829 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cankwell, born in 1831 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1869 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England) and Thirza (born 1871 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Arthur Horstead, born in 1879 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Cankwell's household

Male

John

Cankwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Cankwell

Wife
Male

Fred

Cankwell

Son
Female

Thirza

Cankwell

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Horstead

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cankwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cankwell

Head

Married

52

1829

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Cankwell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Fred

Cankwell

Son

Single

12

1869

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Thirza

Cankwell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur

Horstead

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

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