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Household of John Duncan (born 1821, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1821 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Duncan, born in 1830 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Murray, born in 1852 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Wife
Female

Mary A

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Murray

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

60

1821

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Wife

Married

51

1830

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary A

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

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