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Household of George Cant (born 1808, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

George Cant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cant, born in 1808 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Cant, born in 1824 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1855 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1859 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1861 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1864 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1857 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Granddaughter, Mary Stewart, born in 1881 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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George Cant's household

Male

George

Cant

Head
Female

Mary

Cant

Wife
Male

David

Cant

Son
Male

George

Cant

Son
Male

Andrew

Cant

Son
Male

John

Cant

Son
Female

Mary

Cant

Daughter
Female

Jane

Stewart

Daughter
Female

Mary

Stewart

Granddaughter
First name(s) George
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cant

Head

Married

73

1808

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cant

Wife

Married

57

1824

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Cant

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Cant

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Cant

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cant

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cant

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Stewart

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Stewart

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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