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Household of James Davidson (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Stepson, George (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Stepson, Theodore (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Forsyth

Step Daughter
Male

George

Forsyth

Stepson
Male

Theodore

Forsyth

Stepson
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Cath

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forsyth

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forsyth

Stepson

Single

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Theodore

Forsyth

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

Single

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cath

Davidson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Davidson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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