Alison (Thom) Cant (1801 - 1879)

Born 25 Jun 1801 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Hugh Cant — married 10 Jul 1826 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 24 May 1879 at age 77 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Alison (Thom) Cant was born in Scotland.

1841 Civil Parish: Kiltearn County: Ross and Cromarty Address: Culeairn Parish Number: 70

Household Members:

Name Age

Hugh Cant 40

Alison Cant 35

Alexr Cant 14

Adam Cant 12

John Cant 10

Hugh Cant 8

Francis Cant 6

William Cant 4

Andrew Cant 2

Elizabeth Cant 4 Mo

Mary Ross 25

Catharine Munro 25

Jane Noble 15

George Munro 20

1851 Province: Canada West (Ontario)

District: Waterloo County District Number: 38 Sub-district: Galt Sub-District Number: 364

Household Members:

Hugh Cant 51 Mill Wright (born Scotland)

Ellison Cant 50 (born Scotland)

Francis Cant 17 MIll Wright (born Scotland)

Alexander Thom 17 Mill wright (born Scotland)

William Cant 15 (born Scotland)

Andrew Cant 13 (born Scotland)

Eliza Cant 12 (born Scotland)

Ellen Cant (born Canada)

1861 Galt, Waterloo, Canada West

Religion: Presbyterian Film Number: C-1077 Page Number: 58

Hugh Cant 61 Mill wright

Elison Cant 58

Adam Cant 32 Pattern maker

John Cant 30 Carriage trimmer

Eliza Cant 20 Servant

Ellen Cant 18 Servant

1871 Province: Ontario District: Waterloo South District Number: 31 Division: 03 Subdistrict: Galt Subdistrict Number: d

Household Members:

Alison Cant 69 widowed Presbyterian born Scotland

Eliza Cant 30 born Scotland

Helen Cant 27 Teacher born Ontario

Note - John and Adam are living next door with their respective families.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 June 2022), memorial page for Alison Thorn Cant (1801–24 May 1879), Find A Grave: Memorial #179592420, citing Mountview Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Michael W (contributor 49438367) .

• Baptism Name: Alison Thom Gender: Female Christening Date: 28 Jun 1801 Christening Place: BRECHIN,ANGUS,SCOTLAND Birth Date: 25 Jun 1801 Father's Name: Andrew Thom Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bisset Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11275-2 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 993411, 993412 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBCN-JMG : 2 January 2015), Alison Thom, 25 Jun 1801; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 993,411, 993,412.

• Marriage Name: Alison Thom Gender: Female Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1826 Marriage Place: Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland Father: Andrew Thom Spouse: Hugh Cant FHL Film Number: 1066764

• Death Name: Alison Cant (widow) Gender: Female Age: 78 Birth Date: abt 1801 Birth Place: Scotland Death Date: 24 May 1879 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Recorded as a Presbyterian Cause of death Disease of liver, two years Ancestry.co.uk