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Household of Alex Duncan (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alex Duncan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Duncan, born in 1850 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Christian R Duncan, born in 1851 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alex J (born 1875 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian Mcp (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Maggie M (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Brother-In-Law, Peter (born 1859 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Kinnaird, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alex Duncan's household

Male

Alex

Duncan

Head
Female

Christian R

Duncan

Wife
Male

Alex J

Duncan

Son
Female

Christian Mcp

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Maggie M

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Peter

McDonald

Brother-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Duncan

Head

Married

31

1850

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian R

Duncan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex J

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian Mcp

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie M

Duncan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kinnaird, Banffshire, Scotland

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