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Household of John Duncan (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1836 in Creich, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Duncan, born in 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Elizabeth Nairn, born in 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Betsy

Duncan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

Henry

Duncan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nairn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Creich, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

45

1836

Creich, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Duncan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Duncan

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Nairn

Boarder

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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