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Household of Walter Cann (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

Walter Cann and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Cann, born in 1844 in Silverton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cann, born in 1850 in St Blazey, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Walter H (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Herbert N (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Ernest E (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Grand Mother, Elizabeth Warne, born in 1806 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England.


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Walter Cann's household

Male

Walter

Cann

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cann

Wife
Male

Walter H

Cann

Son
Male

Herbert N

Cann

Son
Male

Ernest E

Cann

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Warne

Grand Mother
First name(s) Walter
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Silverton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Cann

Head

Married

37

1844

Silverton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cann

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Blazey, Cornwall, England

Walter H

Cann

Son

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Herbert N

Cann

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Ernest E

Cann

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Warne

Grand Mother

Widow

75

1806

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

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