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Household of Alexander Davidson (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, England

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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.

Alexander Davidson and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davidson, born in 1830 in , consisted of 16 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen A Davidson, born in 1849 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Emma (born 1863 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Arthurswell (born 1872 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1874 in East Indies), Edmund (born 1876 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1877 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), John (born 1879 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Archibald (born 1881 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Gertrude E (born 1862 in Deal, Kent, England), Alexander's Visitor, Constance M (born 1860 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Alexander's Visitor, Ada F (born 1862 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Ellen (born 1853 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Alexander's Servant, Ellen L (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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Alexander Davidson's household

Male

Alexander

Davidson

Head
Female

Ellen A

Davidson

Wife
Female

Emma

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Arthurswell

Davidson

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Edmund

Davidson

Son
Female

Emily

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

Archibald

Davidson

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Cox

Visitor
Female

Constance M

Whidborne

Visitor
Female

Ada F

Whidborne

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Bickley

Servant
Female

Ellen L

Westlake

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Servant
Female

Agnes

Babbage

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place East Indies

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Davidson

Head

Married

51

1830

East Indies

Ellen A

Davidson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Emma

Davidson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Arthurswell

Davidson

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

William

Davidson

Son

Single

7

1874

East Indies

Edmund

Davidson

Son

Single

5

1876

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Emily

Davidson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

John

Davidson

Son

Single

2

1879

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Archibald

Davidson

Son

Single

0

1881

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Gertrude E

Cox

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Deal, Kent, England

Constance M

Whidborne

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ada F

Whidborne

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Bickley

Servant

Single

28

1853

Wellington, Somerset, England

Ellen L

Westlake

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Lewis

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Agnes

Babbage

Servant

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

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