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Household of Davidson Keith (born 1843, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

Davidson Keith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Davidson Keith, born in 1843 in Watton, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Davidson was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Keith, born in 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William J (born 1874 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Jeanie R (born 1874 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), R C Stewart (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Arthur B (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Anne B (born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Davidson's Servant, Jane (born 1844 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland) and Davidson's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Davidson Keith's household

Male

Davidson

Keith

Head
Female

Margaret S

Keith

Wife
Male

William J

Keith

Son
Female

Jeanie R

Keith

Daughter
Male

R C Stewart

Keith

Son
Male

Arthur B

Keith

Son
Female

Anne B

Keith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Whyte

Servant
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) Davidson
Last name Keith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Watton, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Davidson

Keith

Head

Married

38

1843

Watton, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret S

Keith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William J

Keith

Son

-

7

1874

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeanie R

Keith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

R C Stewart

Keith

Son

-

4

1877

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Arthur B

Keith

Son

-

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne B

Keith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Whyte

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

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