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Household of James Duncan (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fetteresso, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1832 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Duncan, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1857 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in France) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Wife
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Isabella

Urquhart

Servant
Female

Ann

Knight

Servant
Male

John

Grant

Servant
Male

James

McNab

Servant
Male

Robert

Easton

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Forgue, 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

49

1832

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Urquhart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Knight

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

McNab

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Easton

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

France

Thomas

Ferguson

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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