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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

Alexander Duncan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncan, born in 1840 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Duncan, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert T (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie F (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary S (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Nurse, Ann (born 1825 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Janet

Duncan

Wife
Male

Robert T

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Maggie F

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Munro

Servant
Female

Janet

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Law

Servant
Female

Ann

Findlay

Nurse
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

41

1840

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert T

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie F

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary S

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Law

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Findlay

Nurse

Unmarried

56

1825

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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