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Household of Alexander Cant (born 1851, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Alexander Cant and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cant, born in 1851 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1874 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Ralph Mills (born 1875 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jane Mills, born in 1854 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Cant's household
Alexander
Cant
Head
Thomas
Cant
Son
Ralph Mills
Cant
Son
Jane
Mills
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cant | Head | Widower | 30 | 1851 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cant | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Ralph Mills | Cant | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Mills | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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