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Household of William B Cann (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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.

William B Cann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Cann, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Alice M Cann, born in 1845 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary O (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alexander R (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alfred B (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Scotland), William B's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Thurstaston, Cheshire, England) and William B's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales).


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William B Cann's household

Male

William B

Cann

Head
Female

Alice M

Cann

Wife
Female

Mary O

Cann

Daughter
Male

Alexander R

Cann

Son
Male

Alfred B

Cann

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Coates

Servant
Female

Sarah

Kemp

Servant
Female

Jane

Williams

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place West Indies

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Cann

Head

Married

41

1840

West Indies

Alice M

Cann

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary O

Cann

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alexander R

Cann

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred B

Cann

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Coates

Servant

Widow

30

1851

Scotland

Sarah

Kemp

Servant

Single

25

1856

Thurstaston, Cheshire, England

Jane

Williams

Servant

Single

17

1864

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

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