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Household of John Duncan (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1841 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Duncan, born in 1850 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George Tait (born 1873 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John William (born 1875 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert Leslie Polson (born 1876 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James W B (born 1878 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1812 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Georgina (born 1862 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabela (born 1859 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary

Duncan

Wife
Male

George Tait

Duncan

Son
Male

John William

Duncan

Son
Male

Robert Leslie Polson

Duncan

Son
Male

James W B

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Georgina

Pirrie

Servant
Female

Isabela

Gordon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Tait

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John William

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert Leslie Polson

Duncan

Son

-

5

1876

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James W B

Duncan

Son

-

3

1878

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

69

1812

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Pirrie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabela

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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