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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncan, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Duncan, born in 1844 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; George (born 1861 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1876 in Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Wife
Male

George

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Agnes

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Duncan

Son
Female

Julia

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

David

Duncan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

14

1867

Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Duncan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland

Julia

Duncan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Friockheim, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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