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Household of Thomas Cain (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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.

Thomas Cain and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cain, born in 1847 in Leadgate, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Cain, born in 1845 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Georgina F (born 1868 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Margaret J (born 1870 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Annie (born 1873 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Phoebe (born 1875 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), George R (born 1877 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and Nancy (born 1879 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Wm Elliott, born in 1865 in Witton Park, Durham, England.


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Thomas Cain's household

Male

Thomas

Cain

Head
Female

Mary

Cain

Wife
Female

Georgina F

Cain

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Cain

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cain

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Cain

Daughter
Male

George R

Cain

Son
Female

Nancy

Cain

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Elliott

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leadgate, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cain

Head

Married

34

1847

Leadgate, Durham, England

Mary

Cain

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Georgina F

Cain

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Margaret J

Cain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Annie

Cain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Phoebe

Cain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wolsingham, Durham, England

George R

Cain

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Nancy

Cain

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolsingham, Durham, England

John Wm

Elliott

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Witton Park, Durham, England

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