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Household of William Duncan (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 1840 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Duncan, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary S (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William G (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean P (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander F (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Margaret Potter, born in 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Mary

Duncan

Wife
Female

Mary S

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

William G

Duncan

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Son
Male

David

Duncan

Son
Male

Hugh

Duncan

Son
Female

Jean P

Duncan

Daughter
Male

Alexander F

Duncan

Son
Female

Margaret

Potter

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

41

1840

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary S

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

Duncan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Duncan

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Duncan

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean P

Duncan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander F

Duncan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Potter

Visitor

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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