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Household of John Cant (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Cant and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cant, born in 1841 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 19 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cant, born in 1843 in -. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bob (born 1850 in Norfolk, England), John's Lodger, W (born 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Michael (born 1854 in Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Hugh (born 1831 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Durham, Durham, England), John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1853 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1831 in Broseley, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1831 in Sligo, Ireland), John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1821 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland), John's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Water End, Norfolk, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1856 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1833 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1816 in -), John's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1840 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1845 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cant's household

Male

John

Cant

Head
Female

Jane

Cant

Wife
Male

John

Cant

Son
Male

Bob

Hemp

Servant
Male

W

Wilson

Lodger
Male

Michael

Millon

Lodger
Male

Hugh

O Mara

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Millon

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Welsh

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Brown

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Coner

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Welsh

Lodger
Male

James

Border

Lodger
Male

John

Marshel

Lodger
Male

Robert

Chambers

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Cook

Lodger
Male

John

Spence

Lodger
Male

John

Cook

Lodger
Male

John

Welsh

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cant

Head

Married

40

1841

Colchester, Essex, England

Jane

Cant

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

John

Cant

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Bob

Hemp

Servant

Single

31

1850

Norfolk, England

W

Wilson

Lodger

-

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Millon

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

O Mara

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Ireland

Elizabeth

Millon

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Durham, Durham, England

Patrick

Welsh

Lodger

Single

28

1853

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Brown

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Broseley, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Coner

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Sligo, Ireland

Patrick

Welsh

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

James

Border

Lodger

Widower

40

1841

Water End, Norfolk, England

John

Marshel

Lodger

Widower

25

1856

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Chambers

Lodger

Widower

48

1833

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cook

Lodger

Widower

65

1816

-

John

Spence

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

John

Cook

Lodger

Single

41

1840

York, Yorkshire, England

John

Welsh

Lodger

Single

36

1845

York, Yorkshire, England

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