Person:Samuel Cain (3)

Samuel Cain was baptised on 25th March 1798 at St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire, son of Sarah Cain formerly Archer and her husband John Cain.

On 14th April 1822, aged 24, he married Sarah Rayment. They went on to have five children together between 1823 and 1835. The first three children were baptised at St Paul's Walden and the younger two at neighbouring King's Walden. Two of the baptisms at St Paul's Walden give the family's abode as Frogmore, a hamlet mostly in King's Walden parish but on the border of the two parishes. All the children's baptisms describe Samuel as a labourer.

Samuel's father died in 1832, and his mother in 1844.

By 1841 the family was living in Whitwell, the main village in St Paul's Walden parish. Each census from 1841 to 1871 finds Sarah, Samuel and a selection of their children and grandchildren living together in Whitwell. Samuel worked as an agricultural labourer, whilst Sarah was a plaiter, presumably plaiting straw for the local hat making industry.

Sarah died in 1872, aged 77. Samuel outlived her by just over five years. He was buried at St Paul's Walden on 23rd January 1878, aged 79.

1. ↑ Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   1798: March 25 Samuel Son of John & Sarah Cain

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 438; Book 15; Folio 11; Page 19, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Village of Whitewell, Saint Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Cain, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Sarah Cain, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
   John Cain, male, 15 [1821-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   James Cain, male, 15 [1821-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Samuel Cain, male, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   Lydia Cain, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Frederic Cain, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1710; Folio 464; Page 10, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Whitewell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Cain, head, married, male, 54 [1796/7], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 55 [1795/6], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   John Cain, son, unmarried, male, 28 [1822/3], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   James Cain, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1824/5], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Cain, son, unmarried, male, 24 [1826/7], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Lydia Cain, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 821; Folio 64; Page 23, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Whitwell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Cain, head, married, male, 63 [1797/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 66 [1794/5], Platter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   James Cain, son, unmarried, male, 36 [1824/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Cain, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1824/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   George Wren, son in law, married, male, 29 [1831/2], Jour[neyman] Butcher, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Lydia Wren, daughter, married, female, 28 [1832/3], Platter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Wren, granddaughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1370; Folio 79; Page 8, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Whitwell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Cain, head, married, male, 74 [1796/7], b. Whitwell, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 76 [1794/5], Plater, b. Whitwell, Hertfordshire
   James Cain, son, unmarried, male, 45 [1825/6], Labourer, b. Whitwell, Hertfordshire
   Lydia Cain Wren, daughter, married, female, 35 [1835/6], Plater, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   George Wren, son in law, married, male, 42 [1828/9], Butcher, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Wren, granddaughter, female, 14 [1856/7], Plater, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   William Wren, grandson, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Wren, granddaughter, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Emma Cain, granddaughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

6.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Samuel CAIN, March Quarter 1878, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 220, aged 82 [1795/6]

7. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of St. Paul's Walden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1878
   No. 409
   Name: Samuel Cain
   Abode: Whitwell
   When buried: 23rd Jan[uar]y
   Age: 82 years
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Richard H. Neate, Vicar