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Household of John Cann (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1842 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cann, born in 1841 in Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1868 in Cornwall, England), James (born 1870 in Cornwall, England), Willie (born 1872 in Cornwall, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in Cornwall, England), Fredrick (born 1876 in Sticklepath, Cornwall, England), George (born 1878 in Sticklepath, Cornwall, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Okehampton, Devon, England).


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John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cann

Wife
Male

John

Cann

Son
Male

James

Cann

Son
Male

Willie

Cann

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Cann

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Cann

Son
Male

George

Cann

Son
Male

Ernest

Cann

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cann

Head

Married

39

1842

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cann

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cornwall, England

John

Cann

Son

Single

13

1868

Cornwall, England

James

Cann

Son

Single

11

1870

Cornwall, England

Willie

Cann

Son

Single

9

1872

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Ann

Cann

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cornwall, England

Fredrick

Cann

Son

Single

5

1876

Sticklepath, Cornwall, England

George

Cann

Son

Single

3

1878

Sticklepath, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Cann

Son

Single

1

1880

Okehampton, Devon, England

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