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Household of Alexander Duncanson (born 1854, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Duncanson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Duncanson, born in 1854 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Duncanson, born in 1839 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robina (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Adopted Daughter, Betsy (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Adopted Daughter, Jane (born 1865 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Duncanson's household

Male

Alexander

Duncanson

Head
Female

Jane

Duncanson

Wife
Female

Betsy

Annan

Adopted Daughter
Female

Jane

Annan

Adopted Daughter
Female

Eliza

Duncanson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Duncanson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Duncanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Duncanson

Head

Married

27

1854

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Duncanson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Annan

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Annan

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Eliza

Duncanson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robina

Duncanson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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