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CATION

Cation in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Fife

0.0249

107.9046

Kinross-shire

0.1354

588.2353

London

0.0002

1.0399

Perthshire

0.0015

6.6203

Surrey

0.0001

0.6098

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0045

19.7239

Yorkshire

0.0001

0.2998

Lanarkshire

0.0001

0.4594

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Scoonie

Fife

0.2670

1162.7907

Inverkeithing

Fife

0.3454

1500.0000

Portmoak

Kinross-shire

0.7619

3333.3333

Islington London

London

0.0025

10.7296

Dunfermline

Fife

0.0226

97.8793

Kinghorn

Fife

0.1362

588.2353

Kinglassie

Fife

0.3037

1333.3333

Falkland

Fife

0.1471

634.9206

Ballingry

Fife

0.2812

1200.0000

Dunbarney

Perthshire

0.2646

1176.4706

Lambeth

Surrey

0.0008

3.4077

Orwell

Kinross-shire

0.0982

425.5319

Torphichen

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.1305

571.4286

York St Giles In

Yorkshire

0.0733

317.4603

Barony

Lanarkshire

0.0004

1.8152

Auchtermuchty

Fife

0.0430

185.1852

Strathmiglo

Fife

0.0484

208.3333

Top male forenames

James Cation
John Cation
Robt. Cation
William Cation

Top female forenames

Jessie Cation
Lucie Cation
Mary Cation
Rebecca Cation
Susan Cation

Top occupations

Baker & Confr
Commercial Clerk (Insurance)
Ironfounder
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