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Household of John Duncan (born 1828, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1828 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phillis Duncan, born in 1838 in England. They had 4 children; John N (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane M (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Phillis (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1800 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Leslie).


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Phillis

Duncan

Wife
Male

John N

Duncan

Son
Female

Jane M

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Duncan

Son
Female

Phillis

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Duncan

Mother
Female

Isabella

Paton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

53

1828

Fife, Scotland

Phillis

Duncan

Wife

Married

43

1838

England

John N

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane M

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Phillis

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Paton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dall

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Leslie

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