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Household of Henry Cant (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

Henry Cant and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cant, born in 1827 in Torryburn, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Janet Cant, born in 1831 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1861 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Henry (born 1864 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Grandson, James Cant, born in 1879 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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Henry Cant's household

Male

Henry

Cant

Head
Female

Janet

Cant

Wife
Male

William

Cant

Son
Male

Henry

Cant Jr

Son
Male

James

Cant

Grandson
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cant

Head

Married

54

1827

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Cant

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Cant

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Cant Jr

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Beath, Fife, Scotland

James

Cant

Grandson

-

2

1879

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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