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Household of William Canham (born 1824, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Canham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Canham, born in 1824 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lydia A Canham, born in 1836 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1873 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England) and William's Lodger, James E (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Canham's household

Male

William

Canham

Head
Female

Lydia A

Canham

Wife
Male

James

Canham

Son
Male

Alfred

Canham

Son
Male

Charles

Canham

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Ling

Sister In Law
Male

James E

Statham

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Canham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Canham

Head

Married

57

1824

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Lydia A

Canham

Wife

Married

45

1836

Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

James

Canham

Son

Single

17

1864

Maidstone, Kent, England

Alfred

Canham

Son

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Essex, England

Charles

Canham

Son

Single

8

1873

Canning Town, Essex, England

Sarah Ann

Ling

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

James E

Statham

Lodger

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

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