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Household of Philip Cann (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Philip Cann and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Philip Cann, born in 1846 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. Philip was the head of the household, married to Mary Cann, born in 1851 in Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Cecilia (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Augustus (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Philip's Brother In Law, Frank (born 1849 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Philip's Sister, Amelia (born 1849 in Dorset, England), Philip's Niece, Ada (born 1879 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Philip's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) and Philip's Visitor, Edward (born 1841 in Middlesex, England).


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Philip Cann's household

Male

Philip

Cann

Head
Female

Mary

Cann

Wife
Female

Cecilia

Cann

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Cann

Daughter
Male

Augustus

Cann

Son
Male

Frank

Swaffield

Brother In Law
Female

Amelia

Swaffield

Sister
Female

Ada

Swaffield

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Sister
Male

Edward

Atwell

Visitor
First name(s) Philip
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Philip

Cann

Head

Married

35

1846

Devon, England

Mary

Cann

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dorset, England

Cecilia

Cann

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Louisa

Cann

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Augustus

Cann

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frank

Swaffield

Brother In Law

Married

32

1849

Bridport, Dorset, England

Amelia

Swaffield

Sister

Married

32

1849

Dorset, England

Ada

Swaffield

Niece

Single

2

1879

Bridport, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Sister

Single

18

1863

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Edward

Atwell

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Middlesex, England

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