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Household of James Davidson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1844 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Bella G (born 1873 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William S (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Arthur H H (born 1877 in -) and Edith M (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, William (born 1814 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Mary (born 1854 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Female

Bella G

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William S

Davidson

Son
Male

Arthur H H

Davidson

Son
Female

Edith M

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Father-In-Law
Female

Mary

Smith

Boarder
Female

Mary

Hutcheon

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Bella G

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William S

Davidson

Son

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur H H

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

-

Edith M

Davidson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Father-In-Law

Widower

67

1814

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Hutcheon

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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