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Household of John Duncan Jr (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Jr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Duncan Jr, born in 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Duncan, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie B (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph B (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Henry (born 1861 in Canada), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1865 in -) and John's Boarder, Narcisse (born 1864 in -).


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John Duncan Jr's household

Male

John

Duncan Jr

Head
Female

Maggie

Duncan

Wife
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Maggie B

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Joseph B

Duncan

Son
Male

Henry

Jarvis

Boarder
Male

Robert

Cartwright

Boarder
Male

Narcisse

Despres

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Duncan Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
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 Jr

Head

Married

32

1849

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Duncan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie B

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph B

Duncan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Jarvis

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Canada

Robert

Cartwright

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Narcisse

Despres

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

-

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