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Household of John Cann (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1845 in Sandford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cann, born in 1830 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1872 in Tiverton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Emma (born 1854 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Step Son, Fred (born 1857 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1860 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1862 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, Frank (born 1866 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cann

Wife
Male

William

Cann

Son
Female

Emma

Flew

Step Daughter
Male

Fred

Flew

Step Son
Female

Eliza

Flew

Step Daughter
Female

Mary A

Flew

Step Daughter
Male

Frank

Leigh

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sandford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cann

Head

Married

36

1845

Sandford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cann

Wife

Married

51

1830

Tiverton, Devon, England

William

Cann

Son

Single

9

1872

Tiverton, Devon, England

Emma

Flew

Step Daughter

Single

27

1854

Tiverton, Devon, England

Fred

Flew

Step Son

Single

24

1857

Tiverton, Devon, England

Eliza

Flew

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tiverton, Devon, England

Mary A

Flew

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tiverton, Devon, England

Frank

Leigh

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Tiverton, Devon, England

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