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Household of William B Duncan (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

William B Duncan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Duncan, born in 1835 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 11 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Mary E Duncan, born in 1845 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 7 children; William L (born 1870 in Topsham, Devon, England), Harold H (born 1872 in Topsham, Devon, England), George A (born 1873 in Topsham, Devon, England), Alfred J (born 1875 in Topsham, Devon, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Topsham, Devon, England), Edward M (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Leonard S (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Mother In Law, Susan (born 1817 in Devon, England) and William B's Brother In Law, Lewin T (born 1858 in Topsham, Devon, England).


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William B Duncan's household

Male

William B

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary E

Duncan

Wife
Male

William L

Duncan

Son
Male

Harold H

Duncan

Son
Male

George A

Duncan

Son
Male

Alfred J

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary E

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Edward M

Duncan

Son
Male

Leonard S

Duncan

Son
Female

Susan

Parker

Mother In Law
Male

Lewin T

Parker

Brother In Law
First name(s) William B
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Duncan

Head

Married

46

1835

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary E

Duncan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Exeter, Devon, England

William L

Duncan

Son

Single

11

1870

Topsham, Devon, England

Harold H

Duncan

Son

Single

9

1872

Topsham, Devon, England

George A

Duncan

Son

Single

8

1873

Topsham, Devon, England

Alfred J

Duncan

Son

Single

6

1875

Topsham, Devon, England

Mary E

Duncan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Topsham, Devon, England

Edward M

Duncan

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Leonard S

Duncan

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Susan

Parker

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Devon, England

Lewin T

Parker

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Topsham, Devon, England

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