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- 1871 Census Cow Bay div 2 p 3 line 13 hh 11
Thomas Murant 58 farmer no r/ no w
Ann Murant 58 no r/ no w
Arilia Murant 27
Joseph Murant 20 fisherman
Ann Murant 17 in school
Dannil Murant 5 in school (aka Daniel Fraser on 1881 Census)
John Murant 31 fisherman
Jamima Murant 40 (wife of John) no r/ no w
Household, 1881 Census
Thomas Murnt, married, male, English, age 68, born NS, fisherman & farmer, Church of England
Ann Murnt, married, female, English, age 68, born NS, C of E
Daniel Fraser, male, English, age 15, born NS, C of E (son of Aurelia Murrant)
Cow Bay; FHL Film # 1375802 NA Film C-13166, dist 6 subdistrict M, p. 81, hh 359
The Murrants lived at South Head, Cow Bay. The date of Ann's death comes from her tombstone at South Head.
Most of their children can still be found living at South Head on the 1901 Census of Canada, (Subdistrict Port Morien W, Page 27), 1911 Census of Canada (Nova Scotia / Cape Breton South / 15 Port Marien poll district / page 21 "South Side").
Susan Elizabeth Murrant born about 1839 = a child of this couple?
Susan Elizabeth (Murrant) Nearing died age 73 Feb 4 1915 Port Morien heart trouble wife of John Nearing informant James Nearing
Registration Year 1914 - Book 22 - Page 468 - Number 2803
Susan Louise Ley, died 1941 in Little Lorraine, Cape Breton County Registration Year 1941 - Book 198 - Page 740 (wife of Charles Ley and daughter of John Nearing and Susan Murrant)
1881 Census
John Neering, age 41, miner, English, born NS, Roman Catholic, is living at Cow Bay with wife Susan, age 41, English, age 41, born NS, Roman Catholic, and children Sarah Ann (13), Thomas (12), Susan (10), James (8), Mary Jane (6), George (4), Laura (2), and widow Sarah Lee, English, age 68, born NS, Roman Catholic
FHL Film # 1375802, NA Film C-13166, dist 6, subdist M p 15, hh 72.
John Nearing 50 NS/NS/NS RC Coal miner
Susan Nearing 51 (wife)
Sarah Nearing 23
Thomas Nearing 22 coal miner
Susan Nearing 20
Jane Nearing 18
Mary Nearing 16
George Nearing 14 coal miner
Laura Nearing 12
Alice Nearing 8
John Nearing 6
Sarah Nearing 80 widowed mother
(everyone can read and write except for Alice, John Jr., and mother Sarah)
1891 Census, hh 47, Cow Bay div 1, p. 11
Sarah = Sarah Ley, wife of George Nearing?
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