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Household of John Canning (born 1843, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 Canning and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Canning, born in 1843 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Canning, born in 1854 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Amelia S (born 1846 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ann (born 1817 in Yatton, Somerset, England), John's Lodger, Amelia (born 1827 in London, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1838 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Canning's household

Male

John

Canning

Head
Female

Sarah A

Canning

Wife
Male

John

Canning

Son
Female

Ann

Bullen

Lodger
Female

Amelia

Whitehead

Lodger
Female

Amelia S

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Donohue

Lodger
Female

Agnes

Donohue

Wife
First name(s) John
Last name Canning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Canning

Head

Married

38

1843

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah A

Canning

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

John

Canning

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Bullen

Lodger

Widow

64

1817

Yatton, Somerset, England

Amelia

Whitehead

Lodger

Widow

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Amelia S

Wilson

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Sheerness, Kent, England

John

Donohue

Lodger

Married

43

1838

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Agnes

Donohue

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

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