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Household of Thomas Duncan (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Thomas Duncan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Duncan, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Duncan, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas J (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Absolom (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Christiana (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, Spencer (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Mother, Margaret (born 1805 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Duncan's household

Male

Thomas

Duncan

Head
Female

Eliza

Duncan

Wife
Male

Spencer

Blackburn

Step Son
Male

Thomas J

Duncan

Son
Male

Absolom

Duncan

Son
Female

Christiana

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Duncan

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Duncan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Spencer

Blackburn

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas J

Duncan

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Absolom

Duncan

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Christiana

Duncan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Duncan

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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