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Household of William Duncan (born 1836, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 1836 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Duncan, born in 1835 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1859 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1861 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1869 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1831 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Lauchland (born 1838 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Janet

Duncan

Wife
Female

Helen

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Female

Janet

Duncan

Daughter
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Female

Margaret

Abel

Servant
Male

John

Stewart

Servant
Male

Lauchland

Kemp

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

45

1836

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

13

1868

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

12

1869

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Abel

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Servant

Married

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

Lauchland

Kemp

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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