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Household of James Davidson (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

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.

James Davidson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1850 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Davidson, born in 1848 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Jane A (born 1878 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Walter L (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Jane

Davidson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Walter L

Davidson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Davidson

Head

Married

31

1850

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary A

Davidson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane A

Davidson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Walter L

Davidson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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