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Household of Thomas Canny (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Canny and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Canny, born in 1821 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Patrick (born 1847 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1859 in Ireland), Bridget (born 1854 in Ireland) and Cath (born 1865 in Goole, Yorkshire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Mary E, born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Michael Kenny, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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Thomas Canny's household

Male

Thomas

Canny

Head
Male

Patrick

Canny

Son
Male

Thomas

Canny

Son
Female

Bridget

Canny

Daughter
Female

Cath

Canny

Daughter
Male

Michael

Kenny

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Bamford

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Canny
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Canny

Head

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

Patrick

Canny

Son

Single

34

1847

Ireland

Thomas

Canny

Son

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Bridget

Canny

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Cath

Canny

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Kenny

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Mary E

Bamford

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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