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Household of Thomas Canning (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 Canning and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Canning, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Canning, born in 1843 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Martha Jane (born 1863 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1868 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Isabella (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Lodger, Catherine (born 1865 in Scotland).


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Thomas Canning's household

Male

Thomas

Canning

Head
Female

Margaret

Canning

Wife
Female

Martha Jane

Canning

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Canning

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Canning

Daughter
Female

Jane

Canning

Daughter
Male

Robert

Canning

Son
Female

Ann

Canning

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Young

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Tait

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Canning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Canning

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

Canning

Wife

Married

38

1843

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha Jane

Canning

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Canning

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Canning

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Canning

Daughter

-

11

1870

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Canning

Son

-

5

1876

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Canning

Daughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Young

Lodger

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Tait

Lodger

-

16

1865

Scotland

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