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Household of William Duncan (born 1829, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.
William Duncan and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1829 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Duncan, born in 1838 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret B (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Alexander M (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1849 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Martin (born 1862 in Ireland).
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William Duncan's household
William
Duncan
Head
Jane
Duncan
Wife
Margaret B
Duncan
Daughter
William
Duncan
Son
John
Duncan
Son
Jessie
Duncan
Daughter
Alexander M
Duncan
Grandson
Alexander
Matheson
Boarder
Martin
Flaherty
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Duncan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Duncan | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Duncan | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret B | Duncan | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Duncan | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Duncan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Duncan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander M | Duncan | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander | Matheson | Boarder | Married | 32 | 1849 | Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Martin | Flaherty | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ireland |
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