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Household of John Duncan (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 1835 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annabella Duncan, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David Mclachlan (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Elisabeth Coyle, born in 1799 in Ireland.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Annabella

Duncan

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Alexandrina

Duncan

Daughter
Male

David Mclachlan

Duncan

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Coyle

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

46

1835

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annabella

Duncan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Duncan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David Mclachlan

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Coyle

Mother-In-Law

Widow

82

1799

Ireland

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