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Household of John Duncan (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Duncan, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet Ann (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Helen

Duncan

Wife
Male

William

Clarke

Step Son
Female

Mary Ann

Clarke

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Clarke

Step Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Janet Ann

Duncan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

30

1851

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Duncan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Clarke

Step Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Clarke

Step Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Clarke

Step Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Ann

Duncan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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