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Household of William Duncan (born 1846, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1846 in Buckie, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Duncan, born in 1848 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William J (born 1875 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander T (born 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Edwin S (born 1879 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1823 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Duffus, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Sarah

Duncan

Wife
Male

William J

Duncan

Son
Male

Alexander T

Duncan

Son
Male

Edwin S

Duncan

Son
Female

Agnes

Garden

Servant
Male

John

Lawrence

Boarder
Male

William

Wiseman

Boarder
Male

William

McLeman

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

35

1846

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Sarah

Duncan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander T

Duncan

Son

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edwin S

Duncan

Son

-

2

1879

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Garden

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Lawrence

Boarder

Widower

58

1823

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wiseman

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Duffus, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McLeman

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

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