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Household of John Cant (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

John Cant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cant, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cant, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Frederick (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Cant's household

Male

John

Cant

Head
Female

Margaret

Cant

Wife
Male

William

Cant

Son
Male

John

Cant

Son
Female

Isabella

Cant

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cant

Son
Female

Margaret

Cant

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cant

Son
Male

Frederick

Cant

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cant

Head

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cant

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Cant

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cant

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Cant

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Cant

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cant

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Cant

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frederick

Cant

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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