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Household of William Duncan (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bourtie, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1824 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Duncan, born in 1844 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James A (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Christina (born 1864 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Alexander (born 1853 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Jane

Duncan

Wife
Female

Jane

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

James A

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Christina

Anderson

Servant
Male

Alexander

White

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

57

1824

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James A

Duncan

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

White

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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