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Household of Henry Cant (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Henry Cant and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cant, born in 1842 in Leslie, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cant, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert Mcbean (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes Hill (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John Mcphail (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother-In-Law, Agnes Mcbean Cant, born in 1818 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Henry Cant's household

Male

Henry

Cant

Head
Female

Agnes

Cant

Wife
Male

Andrew

Cant

Son
Male

Robert Mcbean

Cant

Son
Female

Agnes Hill

Cant

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cant

Son
Male

John Mcphail

Cant

Son
Female

Agnes Mcbean

Cant

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cant

Head

Married

39

1842

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Cant

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Cant

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Mcbean

Cant

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Hill

Cant

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Cant

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Mcphail

Cant

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Mcbean

Cant

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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