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Household of Robert Duncan (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newbattle, 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.

Robert Duncan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Duncan, born in 1827 in Newbattle, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith Duncan, born in 1835 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1862 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1867 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland) and Celia (born 1878 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Smith, born in 1811 in Kerfield, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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Robert Duncan's household

Male

Robert

Duncan

Head
Female

Janet Smith

Duncan

Wife
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Christina

Duncan

Daughter
Male

David

Duncan

Son
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Celia

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Duncan

Head

Married

54

1827

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Smith

Duncan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Celia

Duncan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Mother-In-Law

-

70

1811

Kerfield, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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