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Household of Margaret Duncan (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, 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.

Margaret Duncan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Duncan, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, Daniel (born 1851 in Ireland), Margaret's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Margaret Duncan's household

Female

Margaret

Duncan

Head
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Son
Male

Daniel

Higgerty

Boarder
Male

William

Manson

Boarder
Male

William

Beattie

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Duncan

Head

Widow

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Higgerty

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

William

Manson

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Beattie

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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