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Household of Joseph Cain (born 1822, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Joseph Cain and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cain, born in 1822 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Cain, born in 1831 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Mary R, born 1855 in Jesmond, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Nicholas W Forster, born in 1859 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.


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Joseph Cain's household

Male

Joseph

Cain

Head
Female

Jane

Cain

Wife
Female

Mary R

Cain

Daughter
Male

Nicholas W

Forster

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cain

Head

Married

59

1822

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Jane

Cain

Wife

Married

50

1831

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary R

Cain

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Jesmond, Northumberland, England

Nicholas W

Forster

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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