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Household of Alexander Davidson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davidson, born in 1826 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Davidson, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane M (born 1873 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Davidson's household

Male

Alexander

Davidson

Head
Female

Helen

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
Female

Jane M

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Brewster

Servant
Female

Agnes

Leslie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Davidson

Head

Married

55

1826

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

-

12

1869

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane M

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brewster

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Agnes

Leslie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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