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Household of William Duncan (born 1837, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1837 in Whins of Milton, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Duncan, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Friend, Mary (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Friend, Anne (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Duncan's household

Male

William

Duncan

Head
Female

Christina

Duncan

Wife
Female

Jane

Duncan

Daughter
Male

James

Duncan

Son
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Christina

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Duncan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jamieson

Friend
Female

Anne

Jamieson

Friend
First name(s) William
Last name Duncan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whins of Milton, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Duncan

Head

Married

44

1837

Whins of Milton, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Duncan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Duncan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Jamieson

Friend

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Jamieson

Friend

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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