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Household of James Duncan (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunning, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1831 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Duncan, born in 1832 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1866 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Jessie (born 1871 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1844 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Wife
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie

Hayne

Niece
Male

Thomas

Kidd

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Hayne

Niece

-

10

1871

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Kidd

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Midlothian, Scotland

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