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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1825, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncan, born in 1825 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Duncan, born in 1820 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1851 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1871 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Henrietta (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Duncan's household
Alexander
Duncan
Head
Margaret
Duncan
Wife
William
Duncan
Son
Margaret
Duncan
Daughter
Mary
Duncan
Daughter
Margaret
Nesbit
Granddaughter
Henrietta
Bell
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Duncan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Duncan | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Duncan | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Duncan | Son | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Duncan | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Duncan | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nesbit | Granddaughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Henrietta | Bell | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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