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Household of James Duncan (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Duncan, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Murray, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Janet

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Margaret

Murray

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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