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Household of Edward Davidson (born 1823, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

Edward Davidson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Davidson, born in 1823 in Wark, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Davidson, born in 1824 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1848 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Harling (born 1857 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1860 in Felling, Durham, England), James (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, John Shanks, born in 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Edward Davidson's household

Male

Edward

Davidson

Head
Female

Jane

Davidson

Wife
Male

Henry

Davidson

Son
Male

Harling

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Shanks

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Wark, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Davidson

Head

Married

58

1823

Wark, Northumberland, England

Jane

Davidson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Durham, England

Henry

Davidson

Son

Single

33

1848

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Harling

Davidson

Son

Single

24

1857

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Felling, Durham, England

James

Davidson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Shanks

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

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