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Household of James Duncan (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1841 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Duncan, born in 1857 in Draffan, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Elspet (born 1807 in Draffan, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Niece, Jane (born 1868 in Draffan, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Wife
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Elspet

Morrison

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

40

1841

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Draffan, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Duncan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

1

1880

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Morrison

Mother-In-Law

-

74

1807

Draffan, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Niece

-

13

1868

Draffan, Banffshire, Scotland

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