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Household of John Henry Cant (born 1831, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Henry Cant and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henry Cant, born in 1831 in Essex, consisted of 8 members. John Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cant, born in 1835 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Gloucestershire, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza (born 1866 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Martin (born 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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John Henry Cant's household

Male

John Henry

Cant

Head
Female

Eliza

Cant

Wife
Male

John

Cant

Son
Male

Alfred

Cant

Son
Female

Eliza

Cant

Daughter
Male

Martin

Cant

Son
Female

Ellen

Cant

Daughter
Male

Albert

Cant

Son
First name(s) John Henry
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Henry

Cant

Head

Married

50

1831

Essex, England

Eliza

Cant

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gloucestershire, England

John

Cant

Son

Married

21

1860

Gloucestershire, England

Alfred

Cant

Son

Single

18

1863

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Cant

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Martin

Cant

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Cant

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Albert

Cant

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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