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Household of William Cant (born 1842, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Duffus, Moray, 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.

William Cant and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cant, born in 1842 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth G Cant, born in 1839 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James Fraser (born 1871 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Barbara H (born 1872 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robina (born 1859 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1866 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1856 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1862 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1862 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1864 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William's Servant, Charles (born 1865 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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William Cant's household

Male

William

Cant

Head
Female

Elizabeth G

Cant

Wife
Male

John

Cant

Son
Male

William

Cant

Son
Male

James Fraser

Cant

Son
Female

Barbara H

Cant

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cant

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cant

Son
Female

Robina

Nicol

Servant
Female

Jessie

Sim

Servant
Male

John

Tulloch

Servant
Male

John

Barbour

Servant
Male

John

Christie

Servant
Male

James

Cumming

Servant
Male

Charles

Tulloch

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cant

Head

Married

39

1842

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Cant

Wife

Married

42

1839

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Cant

Son

-

13

1868

Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Cant

Son

-

11

1870

Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James Fraser

Cant

Son

-

10

1871

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Barbara H

Cant

Daughter

-

9

1872

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Ann

Cant

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexander

Cant

Son

-

2

1879

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Robina

Nicol

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jessie

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Tulloch

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Barbour

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Cumming

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Charles

Tulloch

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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