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Household of John Duncan (born 1845, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 1845 in Dunbog, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Duncan, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Katie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Christina

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Katie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander

McLaren

Servant
Male

Thomas

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

36

1845

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Duncan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Katie

Duncan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Duncan

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McLaren

Servant

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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