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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1834 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Duncan, born in 1832 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1873 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1875 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1864 in Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, George (born 1878 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Helen

Duncan

Wife
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Helen

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Souter

Step Son
Female

Jane

Souter

Step Daughter
Male

George

Marr

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

47

1834

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Duncan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Duncan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Souter

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Souter

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Banffshire, Scotland

George

Marr

Grandson

-

3

1878

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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