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Household of William Duncan (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Duncan, born in 1832 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Margaret (born 1858 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lawrance (born 1874 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1863 in Netherley, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Duncan

Son
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Agnes

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Son
Male

Lawrance

Duncan

Son
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Male

John

Stewart

Servant
Male

Robert

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Wife

Married

49

1832

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Daughter

-

16

1865

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

14

1867

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Duncan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Son

-

10

1871

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lawrance

Duncan

Son

-

7

1874

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Netherley, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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