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Household of John Cant (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cant, born in 1850 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cant, born in 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Marjory (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Cant's household

Male

John

Cant

Head
Female

Jessie

Cant

Wife
Male

John

Cant

Son
Male

William

Cant

Son
Female

Margaret

Cant

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Cant

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cant

Head

Married

31

1850

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Cant

Wife

-

30

1851

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cant

Son

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Cant

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cant

Daughter

-

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

Cant

Daughter

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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