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Household of William Cannington (born 1842, Rutland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, 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 Cannington and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cannington, born in 1842 in Oakham, Rutland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Agnes Sophia (born 1870 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1873 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1877 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, George (born 1855 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and William's House Keeper, Jane (born 1823 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England).


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William Cannington's household

Male

William

Cannington

Head
Female

Agnes Sophia

Cannington

Daughter
Male

John W

Cannington

Son
Female

Ada

Cannington

Daughter
Male

George

Thompson

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Blair

House Keeper
First name(s) William
Last name Cannington
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Oakham, Rutland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cannington

Head

Widower

39

1842

Oakham, Rutland, England

Agnes Sophia

Cannington

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

John W

Cannington

Son

Single

8

1873

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Cannington

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Blair

House Keeper

Widow

58

1823

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

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