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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1809, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scone, Perthshire, 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 1809 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Martha (born 1850 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1852 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary E (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Martha

Devoney

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Devoney

Granddaughter
Female

Mary E

Devoney

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Edzell, 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

Widower

72

1809

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Devoney

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Devoney

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary E

Devoney

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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