Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Cann (born 1852, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cann, born in 1852 in Lanteglos, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to May Jane Cann, born in 1854 in St Kew, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; May Jane (born 1876 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Miriam (born 1877 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jessie Anne (born 1879 in Lanteglos, Cornwall, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Cann's household

Male

John

Cann

Head
Female

May Jane

Cann

Wife
Female

May Jane

Cann

Daughter
Female

Miriam

Cann

Daughter
Female

Jessie Anne

Cann

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lanteglos, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cann

Head

Married

29

1852

Lanteglos, Cornwall, England

May Jane

Cann

Wife

Married

27

1854

St Kew, Cornwall, England

May Jane

Cann

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Miriam

Cann

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jessie Anne

Cann

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lanteglos, Cornwall, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Cann in Swansea in 1881, and follow the Cann family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Cann

We’ve found John Cann in 419 family trees. Find out more about John Cann's household and view the Cann family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census