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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1801, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, 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 1801 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Duncan, born in 1800 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1849 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1851 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Patterson, born in 1861 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Wife
Male

David

Duncan

Son
Female

Helen

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Patterson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Dundee, 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

80

1801

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Wife

Married

81

1800

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Patterson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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