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Household of William Duncan (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1844 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Duncan, born in 1841 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Robina (born 1849 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Wife
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Lizzie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Eliza

Matthew

Servant
Female

Robina

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

37

1844

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Matthew

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robina

Walker

Boarder

Widow

32

1849

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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