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Household of John Cannon (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Cannon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cannon, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cannon, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Jane A (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Dominick Handley, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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John Cannon's household

Male

John

Cannon

Head
Female

Mary

Cannon

Wife
Female

Mary

Cannon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cannon

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Cannon

Daughter
Male

Dominick

Handley

Lodger Head
Male

John

Handley

Son
Female

Mary A

Handley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cannon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cannon

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Cannon

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Mary

Cannon

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Cannon

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Cannon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Dominick

Handley

Lodger Head

Widower

40

1841

Ireland

John

Handley

Son

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Handley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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