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Household of Joseph Canning (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epping, Essex, 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 Canning and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Canning, born in 1849 in Widdington, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Canning, born in 1851 in Clavering, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1873 in Widdington, Essex, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Widdington, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Widdington, Essex, England), Lizzie (born 1878 in Widdington, Essex, England) and Joseph H (born 1880 in Widdington, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Reuben (born 1835 in Netteswell, Essex, England) and Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1831 in Harlow, Essex, England).


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Joseph Canning's household

Male

Joseph

Canning

Head
Female

Mary

Canning

Wife
Male

Charles

Canning

Son
Female

Mary J

Canning

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Canning

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Canning

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Canning

Son
Male

Reuben

Church

Lodger
Male

John

Samuels

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Canning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Widdington, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Canning

Head

Married

32

1849

Widdington, Essex, England

Mary

Canning

Wife

Married

30

1851

Clavering, Essex, England

Charles

Canning

Son

Single

8

1873

Widdington, Essex, England

Mary J

Canning

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Widdington, Essex, England

Ellen

Canning

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Widdington, Essex, England

Lizzie

Canning

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Widdington, Essex, England

Joseph H

Canning

Son

Single

1

1880

Widdington, Essex, England

Reuben

Church

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Netteswell, Essex, England

John

Samuels

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Harlow, Essex, England

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