Francis John Cain

Male1860–9 June 1943

Brief Life History of Francis John

When Francis John Cain was born in 1860, in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Cain, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ann Brown, was 20. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Wilhelmina Elinor Riley. He lived in Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Isleworth, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 9 June 1943, in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Francis John Cain
1860–1943
Wilhelmina Elinor Riley
1863–1937
Francis John Cain
1891–1966
Harold Thomas Edward Cain
1893–1955
Elsie Lawrie Gwendolyn Caine
1895–1926
Elsie Laurie Gwendoline Caine
1896–1998
Cyril Victor Caine
1897–1945
Kenneth Ernest Caine
1900–1967
Doris Enid Mary Caine
1902–1965

Sources (4)

  • John Cain in household of Mary Ann Cain, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • John Cain in household of Thomas Cain, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Francis John Caine, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

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Children (7)

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Parents and Siblings

Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate

Age 8

On May 26, 1868 the Capital Punishment Act was put into action. This made it so that public hangings no longer existed at Newgate in London.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 20

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 24

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Manx: from Gaelic Mac Catháin ‘son of Cathan’, see Kane . The personal name literally meant ‘warrior’, a derivative of Manx cah ‘battle’ (Irish cath).

English: variant of Cane .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the city of Caen in Calvados, France.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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