Person:William Cain (28)

William Cain was baptised on 9th March 1788 at St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire, son of Sarah Cain formerly Archer and her husband John Cain.

On 25th November 1809, aged 21, William married Susannah Young. They settled in Whitwell, the main settlement in St Paul's Walden parish, and appear to have had seven children there between 1811 and about 1830. Their three youngest children were all baptised in July 1837.

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

The 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses each find William, Susannah, and some of their children living in Whitwell. William worked as an agricultural labourer.

Susannah died in 1864. They had been married for 54 years. William outlived her by just over four years. He died in 1869, being buried at St Paul's Walden on 10th January 1869, aged 80.

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

   1788 Baptisms: Mar[ch] 9 William 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 4, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Village of Whitwell, St Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   William Cain, male, 50 [1786-91], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Susannah Cain, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Ann Cain, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Maria Cain, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   Robert Cain, male, 11 [1829/30], 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
   William Cain, head, married, male, 65 [1785/6], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Susanah Cain, wife, married, female, 62 [1788/9], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, son, unmarried, male, 40 [1810/11], Agricultural Labourer, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Ann Cain, daughter, unmarried, female, 31 [1819/20], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Robert Cain, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Georgiana Cain, granddaughter, female, 1 [1849/50], 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 12, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Whitwell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   William Cain, head, married, male, 76 [1784/5], Ag[ricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Susannah Cain, wife, married, female, 76 [1784/5], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, son, unmarried, male, 50 [1810/11], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

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

   d. William CAIN, March Quarter 1869, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 208, aged 78 [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 1869
   No. 281
   Name: William Cain
   Abode: Whitewell
   When buried: 10th Jan[uar]y
   Age: 83 years
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Richard H. Neate, Vicar