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Household of James Duncan (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1833 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Duncan, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret E (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina E (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Alexander (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, John B (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Jessie G (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Kate (born 1859 in England).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Christina E

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Step Son
Male

John B

Smith

Step Son
Female

Jessie G

Smith

Step Daughter
Female

Kate

Murdoch

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

48

1833

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret E

Duncan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina E

Duncan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John B

Smith

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie G

Smith

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

England

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