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Household of Alexander Duncan (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Currie, Midlothian, 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 1830 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Duncan, born in 1842 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet Menzies, born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1850 in Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncan's household

Male

Alexander

Duncan

Head
Female

Annie

Duncan

Wife
Female

Janet Menzies

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Campbell

Servant
Female

Mary

Murray

Servant
Female

Mary

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncan

Head

Married

51

1830

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Duncan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet Menzies

Duncan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Servant

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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