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Household of Samuel Cann (born 1856, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Samuel Cann and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Cann, born in 1856 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cann, born in 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Frederick John (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England), Annie Maria (born 1852 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William George (born 1857 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Georgina Southard (born 1850 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Brother In Law, Henry James (born 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England), Samuel's Lodger, James (born 1808 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Reaginald Thomas (born 1861 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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Samuel Cann's household

Male

Samuel

Cann

Head
Female

Ellen

Cann

Wife
Male

Frederick John

Cann

Son
Male

Henry James

Halloway

Brother In Law
Female

Annie Maria

Hill

Daughter
Male

William George

Hill

Son
Female

Georgina Southard

Hill

Daughter
Male

James

Pulman

Lodger
Male

Reaginald Thomas

Hine

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Cann

Head

Married

25

1856

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Cann

Wife

Married

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

Frederick John

Cann

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry James

Halloway

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

Annie Maria

Hill

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Plymouth, Devon, England

William George

Hill

Son

Single

24

1857

Devonport, Devon, England

Georgina Southard

Hill

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Devonport, Devon, England

James

Pulman

Lodger

Widower

73

1808

Exeter, Devon, England

Reaginald Thomas

Hine

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Torquay, Devon, England

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