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Household of Thomas Cain (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cain, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cain, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Michael (born 1875 in Ireland), Bridget (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Patrick (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mark (born 1861 in Ireland) and Thomas's Boarder, Dudlen (born 1854 in Ireland).


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Thomas Cain's household

Male

Thomas

Cain

Head
Female

Ellen

Cain

Wife
Male

Michael

Cain

Son
Female

Bridget

Cain

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Cain

Son
Male

Mark

Welch

Boarder
Male

Dudlen

Geary

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cain

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Ellen

Cain

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Michael

Cain

Son

Single

6

1875

Ireland

Bridget

Cain

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Patrick

Cain

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mark

Welch

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Dudlen

Geary

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

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