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Household of James Duncan (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

James Duncan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1846 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Duncan, born in 1850 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Alexander (born 1860 in Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Margaret A

Duncan

Wife
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Sarah

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Brother
Female

Isabella

Hawkins

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Margaret A

Duncan

Wife

Married

31

1850

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Duncan

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Alexander

Duncan

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Duncan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Duncan

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Alexander

Duncan

Brother

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Isabella

Hawkins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

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