Person:John Cain (39)

John Cain was baptised on 26th May 1793 at St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire, son of Sarah Cain formerly Archer and her husband John Cain.

On the last day of 1814, John married Mary Darby at St Paul's Walden. They went on to have five children baptised there between 1815 and 1827. The children's baptisms each describe John as a labourer and record that the family lived at Whitwell, the main village in the parish of St Paul's Walden. John's father died in 1832.

The 1841 census finds John, Mary, four of their children, son-in-law, and two grandchildren living in Whitwell. At this time John was working as a tanner.

John's mother died in 1844.

The 1851 and 1861 censuses also find John, Mary and a selection of their children and grandchildren living in Whitwell.

Mary died just after the 1861 census. John outlived her by two years. He died at the age of 70, and was buried at St Paul's Walden on 25th June 1863.

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

   Baptisms 1793: May 26 John, Son of John and 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 4; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Village of Whitewell, Saint Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire
   John Cain, male, 45 [1791-6], Tanner, born in county
   Mary Cain, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
   Henry Cain, male, 25 [1811-16], Shoe M[aker], born in county
   Joseph Cain, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Charles Cain, male, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   Alfred Cain, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Thomas Parsons, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Caroline Parsons, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Caroline Parsons, female, 1 month [1841], 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 459; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Whitewell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   John Cain, head, married, male, 58 [1792/3], [occupation and birthplace blank]
   Mary Cain, wife, married, female, 59 [1791/2], [occupation and birthplace blank]
   Henry Cain, son, unmarried, male, 35 [1815/16], Cordwainer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Cain, grandson, male, 11 [1839/40], Errand Boy, 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 75; Page 11, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Whitewell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   John Cain, head, married, male, 70 [1790/1], None [occupation], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, wife, married, female, 71 [1789/90], b. N.K.
   John Cain, son in law, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Esther Cain, daughter, married, female, 42 [1818/19], Plaiter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Vince Cain, granddaughter, female [sic], 9 [1851/2], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

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

   d. John CAIN, June Quarter 1863, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 195, aged 72 [1790/1]

6. ↑ 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 1863
   No. 204
   Name: John Cain
   Abode: Whitewell
   When buried: 25th June
   Age: 73 years
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Richard H. Neate, Vicar