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Household of Alexander Davidson (born 1829, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davidson, born in 1829 in Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davidson, born in 1847 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret S (born 1872 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mark T (born 1877 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Davidson's household
Alexander
Davidson
Head
Margaret
Davidson
Wife
Margaret S
Davidson
Daughter
Andrew
Davidson
Son
Mark T
Davidson
Son
William
Davidson
Son
Elizabeth
Weatherston
Servant
Margaret
Clark
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Davidson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Davidson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Davidson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret S | Davidson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Davidson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mark T | Davidson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William | Davidson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Weatherston | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Clark | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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