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Household of William Duncan (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Duncan, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret L (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Douglas G (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Forbes (born 1801 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's -, Andrew (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Duncan

Wife
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Margaret L

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

Douglas G

Duncan

Son
Female

Jane F

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Forbes

Smith

Mother
Male

William

Mitchell

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Linklater

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First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Duncan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret L

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Douglas G

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane F

Duncan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Duncan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Forbes

Smith

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Mitchell

Boarder

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Linklater

-

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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