Harrower Family Tree » John Cant (1870-1919)
Personal data John Cant
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5- He was born on February 15, 1870 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Occupations:
- in the year 1894 Coal Miner ; birth of Son Colin.
- in the year 1891 Coal Miner in Square, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 4
- in the year 1901 Coal Miner.Source 3
- in the year 1893 Coal Miner in Oakley, Carnock, Fife, Scotland.Source 7
- Resident:
- in the year 1871: South Side, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 2
- in the year 1881: 91 Roughrigg Row, New Monkland Landward, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 5
- in the year 1901: 33 Store Row, Carnock, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
- in the year 1914: 12 Rumblingwell Sreet, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
- in the year 1915: 12 Rumblingwell Sreet, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.Source 8
- between 1902 and 1910: 9 1/2 James Place, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.Source 9
- in the year 1893: Oakley, Carnock, Fife, Scotland.Source 7
- in the year 1891: Square, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 4
- He died on December 29, 1919 in West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, he was 49 years old.Source 10
Carcinoma of large intestine
- A child of John Caint and Isabella Beveridge
Household of John Cant
He is married to Marion Shields.
They got married on September 29, 1893 at 2 Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, he was 23 years old.Source 7
Child(ren):
- William Harrower 1897-????
- Isabella Harrower 1900-
Event (Witness at Marriage) on September 29, 1893 in 2 Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland : Nelly Harrower, John McGlauchlan.Source 7
Notes about John Cant
1870 CANT, JOHN (Statutory registers Births 466/ 31)
Births in the Parish of Clackmannan in the County of Clackmannan 1870
John Cant
1870 February Fifteenth 3h p.m.
Clackmannan M.
Parents: John Cant, Labourer
Isabella Cant
MS Beveridge
m. 1863 April 10th, Clackmannan
Inf. John Cant, Father
Registered
1870 March 2nd, Clackmannan
D, Smeaton
Registrar
1. E mail received 3/10/2012 From: mol797
Hi Colin, FYI - John Harrower b:1870 Clackmannan - died 29th Dec.1919 in West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline (per cert Scotlands People), from 'carcinoma of large intestine'. I have been researching the Australian connection via Colin b: abt 1893 who migrated here in 1913. Cheers, Margaret.
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Sources
- 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Colin Harrower Parish: Clackmannan; ED: 1; Page: 22; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1891_144 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for Colin Harrower
Name: Colin Harrower
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Isabella Harrower
Gender: Male
Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannan
Registration Number: 466
Registration district: Clackmannan
Civil Parish: Clackmannan
Town: Clackmannan
County: Clackmannan
Address: Square
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 94
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1891_144
Household Members:
Name Age
Colin Harrower 39
Isabella Harrower 45
John Harrower 21
Nelly Harrower 17
Janet Harrower 11
Catherine Harrower 8
Peter Harrower 4
Marion Harrower 1 - 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Cant Parish: Clackmannan; ED: 1; Page: 12; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1871_80 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for John Cant
Name: John Cant
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Isabella Cant
Gender: Male
Where born: Fossoway, Perthshire
Registration Number: 466
Registration district: Clackmannan
Civil Parish: Clackmannan
Town: Clackmannan
County: Clackmannan
Address: South Side
Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 78
Line: 25
Roll: CSSCT1871_80
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cant 26 Head
Isabella Cant 26 Wife Dunfermline
Edward Cant 5 Son Airth
Elizabeth Cant 3 Daughter Falkirk
John Cant 1 Son Clackmannan - 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harrower Parish: Carnock; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1901_132 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for John Harrower
Name: John Harrower
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relationship: Head
Name: John Arthurs
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Euphemia Arthurs
Gender: Male
Where born: England
Registration Number: 410
Registration district: Beath
Civil Parish: Beath
County: Fife
Address: 99 Fairfield
Occupation: Coal Miners
ED: 4A
Household schedule number: 99
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1901_131
Household Members:
John Arthur Head Mar. 50 Coal Miner . England
Euphemia Arthur Wife Mar. 44 Coal Miners Wife, Clackmannan
John Arthur Son Single 16 Coal Miner . Clackmannan
Euphemia Arthur Daughter 6 Scholar. Beath
Marion Harrower
Gender: Male
Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannan
Registration Number: 414
Registration district: Carnock
Civil Parish: Carnock
County: Fife
Address: 33 Store Row
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 30
Line: 13
Roll: CSSCT1901_132
Household Members:
Name Age
John Harrower 31 Head
Marion Harrower 26 Wife Bathgate
Colin Harrower 6 Son Oakley
William Harrower 4 Son Oakley
Isabella Harrower 11 Mo Daughter Oakley - 1891 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1891 HARROWER, COLIN (Census 1891 466/00 001/00 022) Parish: Clackmannan 1891 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
1891 HARROWER,COLIN (Census 1891 466/00 001/00 022)
Name: Colin Harrower
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Isabella Harrower
Gender: Male
Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannan
Registration Number: 466
Registration district: Clackmannan
Civil Parish: Clackmannan
Town: Clackmannan
County: Clackmannan
Address: Square
Occupation: Coal Miner
Name Age
Colin Harrower 39
Isabella Harrower 45
John Harrower 21
Nelly Harrower 17
Janet Harrower 11
Catherine Harrower 8
Peter Harrower 4
Marion Harrower 1 - 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Colin Harrower Parish: New Monkland Landward; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1881_264 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for Colin Harrower
Name: Colin Harrower
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Isabella Harrower
Gender: Male
Where born: Clackmannanmanann
Registration Number: 651/2
Registration district: New Monkland Landward
Civil Parish: New Monkland Landward
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Roughrigg Row No 91
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 19
Line: 12
Roll: CSSCT1881_264
Household Members:
Name Age
Colin Harrower 29
Isabella Harrower 35
Elizabeth Harrower 13
John Harrower 11
Helen Harrower 7
Isabella Harrower 5
Janet Harrower 1 - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Births (from 1855), 1870 CANT, JOHN (Statutory registers Births 466/ 31)
1870 CANT, JOHN (Statutory registers Births 466/ 31)
Births in the Parish of Clackmannan in the County of Clackmannan 1870
John Cant
1870 February Fifteenth 3h p.m.
Clackmannan M.
Parents: John Cant, Labourer
Isabella Cant
MS Beveridge
m. 1863 April 10th, Clackmannan
Inf. John Cant, Father
Registered
1870 March 2nd, Clackmannan
D, Smeaton
Registrar - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1893 HARROWER, JOHN, MARION SHEILDS (Statutory registers Marriages 424/ 166)
1893 HARROWER, JOHN, MARION SHEILDS (Statutory registers Marriages 424/ 166)
Marriages in the District of Dunfermline in the County of Fife 1893.
1893 Twenty Ninth September
2 Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline
After Banns and Publications according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland.
(Signed)
John Harrower, Coal Miner (Bachelor)
Age 23. Oakley, Carnock
Parents: Colin Harrower, Coal Miner
Isabella Harrower, M.S. Beveridge
(Signed)
Marion Shields,
Weaver, Damask Factory (Spinster)
Age 19. 2 Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline
Parents: William Shields, Shoemaker
Helen Shields M.S. Watson
(Signed)
Alex: Mitchell
Minister of North Parish Dunfermline
(Signed)
Nelley Harrower, Witness
John McLauchlan, Witness
Registered
1893 October 2nd, Dunfermline
James Walls
Registrar - Scotlands People - Valuation Rolls, 1915 HARROWER, JOHN (Valuation Rolls VR002600034-/66, DUNFERMLINE BURGH)
1915 HARROWER, JOHN (Valuation Rolls VR002600034-/66, DUNFERMLINE BURGH)
John Harrower, Miner Tennant & Occupier
Yearly Rent: £5 - Fife, Scotland, School Admissions and Discharges, 1867-1916, Ancestry.com, Colin Harrower Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife School Admission Registers; Reference Number: FC/ED/4/55/2/2
Record for Colin Harrower
/ Ancestry.com
Name: Colin Harrower
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1894
Admission Date: 20 Aug 1907
Admission Place: Fife, Scotland
School: Pittencrieff Public - E mail, John Harrower b:1870 E mail received 3/10/2012 From: mol797
E mail received 3/10/2012 From: mol797
Hi Colin, FYI - John Harrower b:1870 Clackmannan - died 29th Dec.1919 in West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline (per cert Scotlands People), from 'carcinoma of large intestine'.
I have been researching the Australian connection via Colin b: abt 1893 who migrated here in 1913.
Cheers Margaret.
Historical events
Birthday February 15, 1870
- The temperature on February 15, 1870 was about -4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
Day of marriage September 29, 1893
- The temperature on September 29, 1893 was about 15.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
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- October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
- November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
Day of death December 29, 1919
- The temperature on December 29, 1919 was between 2.6 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
- February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
- April 10 » Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
- June 21 » Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
- December 1 » Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.)
- December 23 » Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.
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