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Household of William Mc Cann (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Mc Cann and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mc Cann, born in 1842 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Mc Cann, born in 1841 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Sarah (born 1817 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, George (born 1821 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England).


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William Mc Cann's household

Male

William

Mc Cann

Head
Female

Alice

Mc Cann

Wife
Female

Mary A

Mc Cann

Daughter
Male

John E

Mc Cann

Son
Male

William

Mc Cann

Son
Female

Alice

Mc Cann

Daughter
Male

George

Mc Cann

Son
Female

Sarah

Mc Cann

Mother
Male

George

Wittell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mc Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mc Cann

Head

Married

39

1842

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mc Cann

Wife

Married

40

1841

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mc Cann

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

John E

Mc Cann

Son

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Mc Cann

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mc Cann

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

George

Mc Cann

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mc Cann

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

George

Wittell

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

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