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Household of James Duncan (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Duncan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1834 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Madglin Duncan, born in 1834 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1856 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Madglin (born 1858 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David C (born 1870 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1873 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, John H M (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, Robert S (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Madglin

Duncan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Madglin

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

David C

Duncan

Son
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Granddaughter
Male

John H M

Duncan

Grandson
Male

Robert S

Duncan

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

47

1834

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Madglin

Duncan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Madglin

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

13

1868

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David C

Duncan

Son

-

11

1870

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John H M

Duncan

Grandson

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert S

Duncan

Grandson

-

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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