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Household of Peter Duncan (born 1847, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Peter Duncan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Duncan, born in 1847 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary B Duncan, born in 1850 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William B (born 1878 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Elizabeth McCourtney, born in 1839 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Peter Duncan's household

Male

Peter

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary B

Duncan

Wife
Male

William B

Duncan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McCourtney

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Duncan

Head

Married

34

1847

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary B

Duncan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William B

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCourtney

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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