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Household of James Duncan (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, 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 1830 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie Duncan, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alex (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1867 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, George Ironside, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Maggie

Duncan

Wife
Male

Alex

Duncan

Son
Female

Frances

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Duncan

Son
Female

Maggie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

George

Duncan

Son
Male

George

Ironside

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place 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

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Duncan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Duncan

Son

-

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frances

Duncan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Duncan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

-

3

1878

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Ironside

Boarder

Unmarried

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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