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Household of William Cation (born 1825, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinghorn, Fife, 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 Cation and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cation, born in 1825 in Inverkeithing, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cation, born in 1827 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alison, born 1849 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William (born 1875 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), William's Nephew, Andrew (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Nephew, James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Niece, Janet (born 1868 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland).


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William Cation's household

Male

William

Cation

Head
Female

Mary

Cation

Wife
Female

Alison

Cation

Daughter
Male

William

Cation

Grandson
Male

Andrew

Anderson

Nephew
Male

James

Anderson

Nephew
Female

Janet

Anderson

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Cation
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cation

Head

Married

56

1825

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Cation

Wife

Married

54

1827

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Alison

Cation

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

William

Cation

Grandson

-

6

1875

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Anderson

Nephew

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Nephew

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Niece

-

13

1868

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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