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Household of John Cann (born 1822, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1822 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Ellen (born 1855 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Frederick J (born 1857 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1866 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Alice (born 1868 in Tiverton, Devon, England), George (born 1869 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1871 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Charles (born 1873 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1875 in Tiverton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Shop Woman, Mary Ann (born 1841 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

Ellen

Cann

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Cann

Son
Female

Bessie

Cann

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cann

Daughter
Male

George

Cann

Son
Male

Sydney

Cann

Son
Male

Charles

Cann

Son
Female

Florence

Cann

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Hoare

Shop Woman
Female

Jane

North

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cann

Head

Widower

59

1822

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Ellen

Cann

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Tiverton, Devon, England

Frederick J

Cann

Son

Single

24

1857

Tiverton, Devon, England

Bessie

Cann

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tiverton, Devon, England

Alice

Cann

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tiverton, Devon, England

George

Cann

Son

Single

12

1869

Tiverton, Devon, England

Sydney

Cann

Son

Single

10

1871

Tiverton, Devon, England

Charles

Cann

Son

Single

8

1873

Tiverton, Devon, England

Florence

Cann

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tiverton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Hoare

Shop Woman

Single

40

1841

Tiverton, Devon, England

Jane

North

Servant

Single

26

1855

Tiverton, Devon, England

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