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Household of John Duncan (born 1830, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordyce, Banffshire, 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.

John Duncan and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1830 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, consisted of 20 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Duncan, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1852 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1857 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1859 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Marget (born 1865 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Hendry (born 1872 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Jessie (born 1865 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), John's -, Marget J (born 1869 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1831 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, George (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Marget (born 1880 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Wife
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Marget

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Duncan

Son
Male

Andrew

Duncan

Son
Male

Hendry

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie

Watson

-
Female

Marget J

Watson

-
Male

William

Mitchell

Servant
Male

John

Reid

Servant
Male

John

Davidson

Servant
Male

George

Dey

Servant
Female

Mary

Munro

Servant
Female

Helen

Hutcheson

Servant
Male

Robert

Steel

Servant
Female

Marget

Fraser

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

51

1830

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Marget

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Son

-

13

1868

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Andrew

Duncan

Son

-

10

1871

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Hendry

Duncan

Son

-

9

1872

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

-

Unmarried

16

1865

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Marget J

Watson

-

-

12

1869

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Mitchell

Servant

Married

50

1831

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Dey

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Hutcheson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Steel

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Marget

Fraser

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

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