John Cann in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of John Cann of 3 Cranes Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): John
Last name: Cann
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Birth year: 1842
Occupation: Licensed Victualler
Birth town: —
Birth county: Devon
Birth place: England
Street: 3 Cranes Brick Lane
Town: —
Parish: Spitalfields
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Cann	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation -	Birth place Somerset, England
First name(s) Alice Mary	Last name Cann	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Luke's, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Emily	Last name Cann	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Minnie	Last name Cann	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Luke's, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Florrie	Last name Cann	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Chipley	Relationship Sister In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation Barmaid	Birth place Somerset, England
First name(s) William C	Last name Chipley	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Barman	Birth place Somerset, England
First name(s) John	Last name Burge	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Barman	Birth place Somerset, England
First name(s) Emma	Last name Rumnons	Relationship Servant	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Suffolk, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Cann family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Cann and 9 other people

Cann family summary

NAME: John Cann
BORN: 1842
BIRTH COUNTY: Devon
ADDRESS IN 1881: Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England