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Household of James Duncan (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, 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 1849 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Duncan, born in 1853 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Masson, born in 1863 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary

Duncan

Wife
Male

George

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Male

David

Duncan

Son
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Masson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

32

1849

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

-

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

4

1877

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Masson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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