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Household of William Cant (born 1846, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cant, born in 1846 in Leslie, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cant, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth P (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie W (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert D (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Cant's household

Male

William

Cant

Head
Female

Mary

Cant

Wife
Female

Elizabeth P

Cant

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Cant

Son
Female

Maggie W

Cant

Daughter
Male

Robert D

Cant

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cant

Head

Married

35

1846

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Cant

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth P

Cant

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Cant

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie W

Cant

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert D

Cant

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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