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Household of John Cann (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,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 Cann and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1842 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cann, born in 1847 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Alice Mary (born 1870 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1872 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Minnie (born 1874 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Florrie (born 1878 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Somerset, England), John's Nephew, William C (born 1867 in Somerset, England), John's Nephew, John (born 1866 in Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1841 in Suffolk, England).


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John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Cann

Wife
Female

Alice Mary

Cann

Daughter
Female

Emily

Cann

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Cann

Daughter
Female

Florrie

Cann

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chipley

Sister In Law
Male

William C

Chipley

Nephew
Male

John

Burge

Nephew
Female

Emma

Rumnons

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cann

Head

Married

39

1842

Devon, England

Mary Ann

Cann

Wife

Married

34

1847

Somerset, England

Alice Mary

Cann

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Emily

Cann

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Cann

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Florrie

Cann

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Chipley

Sister In Law

Single

28

1853

Somerset, England

William C

Chipley

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Somerset, England

John

Burge

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

Emma

Rumnons

Servant

Married

40

1841

Suffolk, England

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