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Household of George Cantlay (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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 Cantlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cantlay, born in 1824 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cantlay, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1855 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie Ann (born 1864 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie B (born 1868 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Granddaughter, Jennie H (born 1879 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, John (born 1867 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Cantlay's household

Male

George

Cantlay

Head
Female

Catherine

Cantlay

Wife
Male

John

Cantlay

Son
Female

Elsie Ann

Cantlay

Daughter
Female

Jessie B

Cantlay

Daughter
Female

Jennie H

Byres

Granddaughter
Male

John

Gibb

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Cantlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cantlay

Head

Married

57

1824

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cantlay

Wife

Married

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Cantlay

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie Ann

Cantlay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie B

Cantlay

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jennie H

Byres

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gibb

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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