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Household of Thomas Duncan (born 1832, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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.

Thomas Duncan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Duncan, born in 1832 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Duncan, born in 1842 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elisabeth (born 1860 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Arthur (born 1862 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Amelia (born 1872 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Thomas Duncan's household

Male

Thomas

Duncan

Head
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Amelia

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Duncan

Head

Married

49

1832

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elisabeth

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Arthur

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Amelia

Duncan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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