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Household of Richard Cann (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Richard Cann and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cann, born in 1847 in Chulmleigh, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cann, born in 1846 in Devon, England. They had 7 children; Rhoda M (born 1867 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England), Emma L (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Richard (born 1871 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Eli A (born 1876 in Dean Prior, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Richard's Lodger, James (born 1830 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).


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Richard Cann's household

Male

Richard

Cann

Head
Female

Mary A

Cann

Wife
Female

Rhoda M

Cann

Daughter
Female

Emma L

Cann

Daughter
Male

Richard

Cann

Son
Male

Samuel

Cann

Son
Male

Eli A

Cann

Son
Male

Frederick

Cann

Son
Female

Bessie

Cann

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Foxford

Boarder
Male

James

Townsend

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cann

Head

Married

34

1847

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Mary A

Cann

Wife

Married

35

1846

Devon, England

Rhoda M

Cann

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Emma L

Cann

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

Richard

Cann

Son

Single

10

1871

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Cann

Son

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eli A

Cann

Son

Single

5

1876

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Frederick

Cann

Son

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Cann

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Foxford

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

James

Townsend

Lodger

Widower

51

1830

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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