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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncan, born in 1844 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Duncan, born in 1852 in Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Susan Whiteburn, born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Cousin, William (born 1864 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Wife
Female

Susan Whiteburn

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Cousin
Male

William

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fife, Scotland

Susan Whiteburn

Duncan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thomson

Cousin

Unmarried

17

1864

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

William

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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