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Household of James Cantlay (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slains, 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.

James Cantlay and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cantlay, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cantlay, born in 1842 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Carletta J (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Susan M (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, George (born 1860 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1866 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Samuel (born 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Cantlay's household

Male

James

Cantlay

Head
Female

Mary

Cantlay

Wife
Female

Mary

Cantlay

Daughter
Male

James

Cantlay

Son
Male

Alexander

Cantlay

Son
Female

May

Cantlay

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Cantlay

Daughter
Female

Carletta J

Cantlay

Daughter
Female

Susan M

Cantlay

Daughter
Male

George

Macintosh

Servant
Male

James

Yule

Servant
Female

Ellen

Sang

Servant
Male

Samuel

Cruickshank

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Cantlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cantlay

Head

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Cantlay

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Cantlay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cantlay

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cantlay

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Cantlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Cantlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Carletta J

Cantlay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan M

Cantlay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Macintosh

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Yule

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sang

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samuel

Cruickshank

Visitor

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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