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Household of John Duncan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marg Duncan, born in 1845 in Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Scotland), George (born 1870 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Allen (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Bird, born in 1861 in Durham, Durham, England.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Marg

Duncan

Wife
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

George

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

Allen

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Edward

Duncan

Son
Male

James

Bird

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Marg

Duncan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Single

13

1868

Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

Single

11

1870

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Duncan

Son

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Allen

Duncan

Son

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Edward

Duncan

Son

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Bird

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

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