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Household of Duncan Blackburn (born 1834, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, 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.

Duncan Blackburn and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Blackburn, born in 1834 in Kingarth, Buteshire, consisted of 11 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Isabella Blackburn, born in 1838 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Duncan (born 1868 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1869 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Servant, Margaret (born 1850 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, John (born 1863 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Servant, James (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Duncan Blackburn's household

Male

Duncan

Blackburn

Head
Female

Isabella

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Duncan

Blackburn

Son
Male

Walter

Blackburn

Son
Female

Janet

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Servant
Male

John

Murdoch

Servant
Male

James

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Blackburn

Head

Married

47

1834

Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland

Isabella

Blackburn

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Duncan

Blackburn

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Walter

Blackburn

Son

-

12

1869

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Blackburn

Daughter

-

10

1871

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Blackburn

Daughter

-

9

1872

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Blackburn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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