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Household of James Duncan (born 1846, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1846 in Grange, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Donaldsine Duncan, born in 1850 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Clans (born 1808 in Germany).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Donaldsine

Duncan

Wife
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Helen

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Moyes

Servant
Male

Clans

Rugen

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

35

1846

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Donaldsine

Duncan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Helen

Duncan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

2

1879

Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Duncan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Moyes

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Clans

Rugen

Boarder

Widower

73

1808

Germany

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