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Household of James Davidson (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunning, Perthshire, 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 1827 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Beatrice Davidson, born in 1839 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen Cupar (born 1867 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Beatrice (born 1868 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), John Sinclair (born 1871 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie Anna (born 1873 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter Smeaton (born 1877 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Reid, born in 1858 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Beatrice

Davidson

Wife
Female

Helen Cupar

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John Sinclair

Davidson

Son
Female

Jessie Anna

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Peter Smeaton

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary

Reid

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

54

1827

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Davidson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen Cupar

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

John Sinclair

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie Anna

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter Smeaton

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

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