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Household of James Cant (born 1825, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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.

James Cant and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cant, born in 1825 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Scott, born in 1831 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1860 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Benjamin (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Cant's household

Male

James

Cant

Head
Female

Agnes

Scott

Wife
Male

Henry

Cant

Son
Male

James

Cant

Son
Female

Margaret

Cant

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cant

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Cant

Son
Male

George

Cant

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cant

Head

Married

56

1825

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Scott

Wife

Married

50

1831

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Cant

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Cant

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cant

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Cant

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Benjamin

Cant

Son

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Cant

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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