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Household of John Cant (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, England

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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.

John Cant and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cant, born in 1847 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cant, born in 1850 in Bradwell, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), John (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Ruth (born 1877 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Edgar (born 1879 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Ruth Coote, born in 1857 in Broadwell, Essex, England.


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John Cant's household

Male

John

Cant

Head
Female

Sarah

Cant

Wife
Female

Sarah

Cant

Daughter
Male

John

Cant

Son
Female

Ruth

Cant

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Cant

Son
Female

Ruth

Coote

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cant

Head

Married

34

1847

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Cant

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bradwell, Essex, England

Sarah

Cant

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

John

Cant

Son

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ruth

Cant

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Edgar

Cant

Son

Single

2

1879

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Ruth

Coote

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Broadwell, Essex, England

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