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Household of William Duncan (born 1839, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Duncan, born in 1839 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Duncan, born in 1839 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1868 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Harriet (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hamilton (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexina (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Evelyn (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Ireland), William's Servant, Anne (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Servant, Christina (born 1829 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Duncan's household
William
Duncan
Head
Isabella
Duncan
Wife
Mary
Duncan
Daughter
Isabella
Duncan
Daughter
Harriet
Duncan
Daughter
Hamilton
Duncan
Son
Alexina
Duncan
Daughter
William
Duncan
Son
Evelyn
Duncan
Daughter
Sarah
Lee
Servant
Anne
Plummer
Servant
Christina
Howieson
Servant
Jessie
Cunningham
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Duncan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Falkland, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Duncan | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Falkland, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | Duncan | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Duncan | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Duncan | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Harriet | Duncan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Hamilton | Duncan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexina | Duncan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Duncan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Evelyn | Duncan | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sarah | Lee | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Ireland | |
Anne | Plummer | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Howieson | Servant | Unmarried | 52 | 1829 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | Cunningham | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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