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Household of James Duncan (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1849 in Scone, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Duncan, born in 1849 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza Jane (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Christina McLaren, born in 1829 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Wife
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Eliza Jane

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Christina

McLaren

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

32

1849

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza Jane

Duncan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

McLaren

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

52

1829

Perthshire, Scotland

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