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Household of John Canning (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Canning, born in 1844 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Canning, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1872 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1877 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, James Milligan, born in 1867 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Canning's household

Male

John

Canning

Head
Female

Bridget

Canning

Wife
Male

James

Milligan

Step Son
Male

Robert

Canning

Son
Female

Ann

Canning

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Canning

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Canning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Canning

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Bridget

Canning

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

James

Milligan

Step Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Canning

Son

-

9

1872

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Canning

Daughter

-

7

1874

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Harriet

Canning

Daughter

-

4

1877

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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