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Household of Alexander Davidson (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Davidson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davidson, born in 1845 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen O Davidson, born in 1842 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1866 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1871 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1879 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James G (born 1843 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Davidson's household

Male

Alexander

Davidson

Head
Female

Helen O

Davidson

Wife
Female

Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Joseph

Davidson

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Female

Helen

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Davidson

Servant
Male

James G

McNab

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Davidson

Head

Married

36

1845

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen O

Davidson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

-

13

1868

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

11

1870

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

Davidson

Son

-

2

1879

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James G

McNab

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Ayrshire, Scotland

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