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Household of John Cann (born 1810, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1810 in South Tawton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Cann, born in 1815 in Topsham, Devon, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Frederick J M (born 1873 in Topsham, Devon, England), Kate L (born 1877 in Topsham, Devon, England) and Beatrice (born 1878 in Topsham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Mary Ann Cann, born in 1849 in Topsham, Devon, England.


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John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

Ann

Cann

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Cann

Daughter In Law
Male

Frederick J M

Cann

Grand Son
Female

Kate L

Cann

Grand Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Cann

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place South Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cann

Head

Married

71

1810

South Tawton, Devon, England

Ann

Cann

Wife

Married

66

1815

Topsham, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Cann

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Topsham, Devon, England

Frederick J M

Cann

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Topsham, Devon, England

Kate L

Cann

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Topsham, Devon, England

Beatrice

Cann

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Topsham, Devon, England

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