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Household of John Duncan (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 1831 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Duncan, born in 1836 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet K (born 1857 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew H (born 1866 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), John R (born 1871 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes R (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Alexander, born in 1861 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Jean

Duncan

Wife
Female

Janet K

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Male

Andrew H

Duncan

Son
Male

John R

Duncan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Agnes R

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

50

1831

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jean

Duncan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet K

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew H

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

John R

Duncan

Son

-

10

1871

Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes R

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ayrshire, Scotland

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