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Household of John Dester Canning (born 1849, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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 Dester Canning and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dester Canning, born in 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. John Dester was the head of the household, married to Amy Prudence Canning, born in 1848 in Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Dester Ralph (born 1878 in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England) and Edith Irene (born 1879 in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Dester's Servant, Eliza Haines, born in 1865 in Tamworth, Worcestershire, England.


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John Dester Canning's household

Male

John Dester

Canning

Head
Female

Amy Prudence

Canning

Wife
Male

Dester Ralph

Canning

Son
Female

Edith Irene

Canning

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Haines

Servant
First name(s) John Dester
Last name Canning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Dester

Canning

Head

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Amy Prudence

Canning

Wife

Married

33

1848

Warwickshire, England

Dester Ralph

Canning

Son

Single

3

1878

Polesworth, Warwickshire, England

Edith Irene

Canning

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Polesworth, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Haines

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tamworth, Worcestershire, England

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