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Household of John Duncan (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

John Duncan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1817 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Duncan, born in 1825 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Marion K (born 1856 in Scotland), Helen (born 1858 in Walworth, Surrey, England), William (born 1860 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Jessie A (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emily A Cowlley, born in 1857 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Janet

Duncan

Wife
Female

Marion K

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Reid Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie A

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Cowlley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

64

1817

Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Wife

Married

56

1825

Scotland

Marion K

Duncan

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Helen

Reid Duncan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Walworth, Surrey, England

William

Duncan

Son

Single

21

1860

Walworth, Surrey, England

Jessie A

Duncan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Emily A

Cowlley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Deddington, Oxfordshire, England

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