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Household of James Duncan (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 1831 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Williamina Duncan, born in 1835 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1831 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Servant, Nannie (born 1858 in Ireland).


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James Duncan's household

Male

James

Duncan

Head
Female

Williamina

Duncan

Wife
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Edith

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Sister-In-Law
Female

Nannie

McGiligan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Duncan

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Williamina

Duncan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith

Duncan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Duncan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Nannie

McGiligan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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