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Household of John Duncan (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan, born in 1821 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Duncan, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary McAulay, born in 1806 in Ireland.


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John Duncan's household

Male

John

Duncan

Head
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Wife
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

David

Duncan

Son
Female

Agnes

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McAulay

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Duncan

Head

Married

60

1821

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Wife

-

38

1843

Ireland

William

Duncan

Son

-

14

1867

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Duncan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McAulay

Boarder

Unmarried

75

1806

Ireland

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