Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Duncan (born 1851, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1851 in Dunbeath, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Duncan, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, George (born 1859 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Gardenstown, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Lizzie (born 1868 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Christina (born 1863 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Ann

Duncan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

George

Emslie

Servant
Male

Alexander

Moir

Servant
Male

Robert

Hardy

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stevenson

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Wilson

Servant
Female

Christina

Duncan

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

30

1851

Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Duncan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Emslie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Moir

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Hardy

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Gardenstown, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stevenson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Duncan

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Duncan in Chapel of Garioch in 1881, and follow the Duncan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Duncan

We’ve found John Duncan in 562 family trees. Find out more about John Duncan's household and view the Duncan family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census