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Household of John Duncan (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1840 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Duncan, born in 1846 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1870 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1874 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Knox, born in 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Ann

Duncan

Wife
Female

Jane

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Elspet

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Peter

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Male

George

Knox

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

41

1840

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Duncan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

9

1872

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Elspet

Duncan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Duncan

Son

-

4

1877

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Knox

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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