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Household of John Cann (born 1831, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1831 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cann, born in 1837 in Sandford, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Charles (born 1860 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England), Elisa (born 1870 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England), Emma (born 1872 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England), Ann (born 1875 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1880 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England).


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John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

Jane

Cann

Wife
Male

Charles

Cann

Son
Female

Sarah

Cann

Daughter
Female

Elisa

Cann

Daughter
Female

Emma

Cann

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cann

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cann

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cann

Son
Male

Alfred

Cann

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Morchard Bishop, 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

50

1831

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Jane

Cann

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sandford, Devon, England

Charles

Cann

Son

Single

21

1860

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Sarah

Cann

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Elisa

Cann

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Emma

Cann

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Ann

Cann

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Ellen

Cann

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Thomas

Cann

Son

Single

1

1880

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

Alfred

Cann

Son

Single

0

1881

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

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