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Household of Robert S Canning (born 1817, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Robert S Canning and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert S Canning, born in 1817 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Robert S was the head of the household, married to Edith Canning, born in 1834 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert S's Assistant, Jessie (born 1854 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England), Robert S's Assistant, Elfrida (born 1853 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), Robert S's Assistant, Susan (born 1863 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Robert S's Assistant, Annie (born 1861 in Dorset, England), Robert S's Apprentice, Herbert (born 1866 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), Robert S's Servant, Ellen (born 1845 in Colyton, Devon, England), Robert S's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Bourton, Dorset, England) and Robert S's Apprentice, Grace (born 1865 in Dorking, Surrey, England).


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Robert S Canning's household

Male

Robert S

Canning

Head
Female

Edith

Canning

Wife
Female

Jessie

Sanders

Assistant
Female

Elfrida

Vivian

Assistant
Female

Susan

Pilton

Assistant
Female

Annie

Fry

Assistant
Male

Herbert

Priddy

Apprentice
Female

Ellen

Russell

Servant
Female

Jane

Jukes

Servant
Female

Grace

Pittard

Apprentice
First name(s) Robert S
Last name Canning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert S

Canning

Head

Married

64

1817

Devonport, Devon, England

Edith

Canning

Wife

Married

47

1834

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Jessie

Sanders

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Elfrida

Vivian

Assistant

Single

28

1853

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Susan

Pilton

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Annie

Fry

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Dorset, England

Herbert

Priddy

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Ellen

Russell

Servant

Single

36

1845

Colyton, Devon, England

Jane

Jukes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bourton, Dorset, England

Grace

Pittard

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Dorking, Surrey, England

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