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Household of James Duncan (born 1850, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1850 in Rothesay, Buteshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Duncan, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elspeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, William Anderson, born in 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Elspeth

Duncan

Wife
Female

Elspeth

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Duncan

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

31

1850

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Duncan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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