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Household of William R Cant (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

William R Cant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Cant, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Betsy Cant, born in 1847 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes A (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabel (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William L (born 1873 in England) and Elizabeth H (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William R Cant's household

Male

William R

Cant

Head
Female

Betsy

Cant

Wife
Female

Agnes A

Cant

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Cant

Daughter
Male

William L

Cant

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Cant

Daughter
First name(s) William R
Last name Cant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Cant

Head

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Cant

Wife

Married

34

1847

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Agnes A

Cant

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabel

Cant

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William L

Cant

Son

-

8

1873

England

Elizabeth H

Cant

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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