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Household of Alexander Davidson (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davidson, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Davidson, born in 1842 in Lundie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; George A (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane Small (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret B (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy Kilgour (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margery Croll (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David Dick (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Margaret Davidson, born in 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Davidson's household

Male

Alexander

Davidson

Head
Female

Elspeth

Davidson

Wife
Male

George A

Davidson

Son
Female

Jane Small

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Betsy Kilgour

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margery Croll

Davidson

Daughter
Male

David Dick

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Davidson

Head

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lundie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George A

Davidson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Small

Davidson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret B

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy Kilgour

Davidson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margery Croll

Davidson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David Dick

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Niece

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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