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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncan, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Duncan, born in 1851 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alex (born 1876 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Paul (born 1880 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Wife
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alex

Duncan

Son
Male

George

Duncan

Son
Male

Paul

Duncan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Wife

-

30

1851

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alex

Duncan

Son

-

5

1876

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Paul

Duncan

Son

-

1

1880

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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