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Household of William Cain (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Cain and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cain, born in 1839 in Cumberland, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Cain, born in 1851 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England), Edward (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1873 in Durham, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England), Dorothy E (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1824 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Brother, John (born 1862 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Edward (born 1853 in Durham, Durham, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William Cain's household

Male

William

Cain

Head
Female

Frances

Cain

Wife
Male

John

Cain

Son
Male

Edward

Cain

Son
Female

Jane A

Cain

Daughter
Male

William

Cain

Son
Female

Dorothy E

Cain

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Short

Father In Law
Male

John

Short

Brother
Female

Sarah A

Short

Daughter
Male

Edward

Davison

Boarder
Male

John

Davison

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cain

Head

Married

42

1839

Cumberland, England

Frances

Cain

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

John

Cain

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

Edward

Cain

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

Jane A

Cain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, Durham, England

William

Cain

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Dorothy E

Cain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Short

Father In Law

Widower

57

1824

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

John

Short

Brother

Single

19

1862

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Davison

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Durham, Durham, England

John

Davison

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Durham, Durham, England

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