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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

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 1837 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Duncan, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1874 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1807 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Jessie (born 1866 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1855 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Jane

Duncan

Wife
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

Andrew

Duncan

Son
Female

Jane

Milne

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Pirie

Niece
Male

George

Thomson

Boarder
Male

James

McLean

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

11

1870

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Andrew

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

-

Jane

Milne

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

74

1807

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Pirie

Niece

Unmarried

15

1866

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

McLean

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

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