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Household of William Cann (born 1808, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

William Cann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cann, born in 1808 in Kenton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1839 in Dawlish, Devon, England), John (born 1828 in Kenton, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1847 in Dawlish, Devon, England). He had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1875 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, James Murch, born in 1835 in Dawlish, Devon, England.


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William Cann's household

Male

William

Cann

Head
Male

James

Murch

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Murch

Daughter
Male

John

Cann

Son
Male

Henry

Cann

Son
Male

William

Murch

Grand Son
Female

Lucy

Murch

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Murch

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Kenton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cann

Head

Widower

73

1808

Kenton, Devon, England

James

Murch

Son In Law

Married

46

1835

Dawlish, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Murch

Daughter

Married

42

1839

Dawlish, Devon, England

John

Cann

Son

Single

53

1828

Kenton, Devon, England

Henry

Cann

Son

Single

34

1847

Dawlish, Devon, England

William

Murch

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Dawlish, Devon, England

Lucy

Murch

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dawlish, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Murch

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dawlish, Devon, England

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