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Household of James Cant (born 1838, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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.

James Cant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cant, born in 1838 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cant, born in 1833 in Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Margaret Bawie, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Cant's household

Male

James

Cant

Head
Female

Mary

Cant

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bawie

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cant

Head

Married

43

1838

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Cant

Wife

Married

48

1833

Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bawie

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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