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Household of Alexander S Duke (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 S Duke and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander S Duke, born in 1841 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander S was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Duke, born in 1851 in England. They had 6 children; Alexander Charles (born 1871 in England), William Jas (born 1872 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Violet Mary (born 1874 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Marian (born 1877 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland), Evelyn (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland) and Emily (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander S's Servant, Bella Somerville, born in 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander S Duke's household

Male

Alexander S

Duke

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Duke

Wife
Male

Alexander Charles

Duke

Son
Male

William Jas

Duke

Son
Female

Violet Mary

Duke

Daughter
Female

Marian

Duke

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Duke

Daughter
Female

Emily

Duke

Daughter
Female

Bella

Somerville

Servant
First name(s) Alexander S
Last name Duke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander S

Duke

Head

Married

40

1841

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Duke

Wife

Married

30

1851

England

Alexander Charles

Duke

Son

-

10

1871

England

William Jas

Duke

Son

-

9

1872

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Violet Mary

Duke

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Marian

Duke

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Evelyn

Duke

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

Emily

Duke

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fife, Scotland

Bella

Somerville

Servant

-

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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