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Household of John R Duncan (born 1845, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 R Duncan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Duncan, born in 1845 in Kingskettle, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Mary S Duncan, born in 1838 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Roger (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Step Daughter, Mary M (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John R's Step Son, Adam (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John R's Step Daughter, Maggie N (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John R Duncan's household

Male

John R

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary S

Duncan

Wife
Female

Mary M

Porteous

Step Daughter
Male

Adam

Porteous

Step Son
Female

Maggie N

Porteous

Step Daughter
Male

Roger

Duncan

Son
Female

Annie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

George

Duncan

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Duncan

Head

Married

36

1845

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Mary S

Duncan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary M

Porteous

Step Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Porteous

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie N

Porteous

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Roger

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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