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Household of James Duncan (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Duncan, born in 1852 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Duncan, born in 1852 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1874 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, David (born 1852 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Murdoch (born 1853 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Ann

Duncan

Wife
Female

Ellen

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Angus

Duncan

Son
Female

Harriet

Duncan

Daughter
Male

David

Dalton

Boarder
Male

Murdoch

Corbett

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

29

1852

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Duncan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Duncan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Harriet

Duncan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Dalton

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Ireland

Murdoch

Corbett

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Sutherland, Scotland

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