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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1838, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Spynie, Moray, 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.

Alexander Duncan and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncan, born in 1838 in Banffshire, consisted of 14 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Duncan, born in 1848 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Annie O R (born 1867 in Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), Jane Isabella (born 1870 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), John Adam (born 1873 in Morayshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Morayshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1816 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elspet (born 1861 in Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Morayshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Samuel (born 1862 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary

Duncan

Wife
Female

Annie O R

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Jane Isabella

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John Adam

Duncan

Son
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

George

Duncan

Son
Female

Jane

Adam

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elspet

Rose

Servant
Female

Jane

McDonald

Servant
Male

Samuel

Grant

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

43

1838

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Morayshire, Scotland

Annie O R

Duncan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Morayshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane Isabella

Duncan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

John Adam

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

4

1877

Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Morayshire, Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

-

1

1880

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Adam

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elspet

Rose

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Morayshire, Scotland

Samuel

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Morayshire, Scotland

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