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Household of James Davidson (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1844 in Morningside, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davidson, born in 1839 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John Mck (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Margaret (born 1839 in Perthshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Helen (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Davidson's household
James
Davidson
Head
Margaret
Davidson
Sister
William
Davidson
Son
Charles
Davidson
Son
John Mck
Davidson
Son
Helen
Mackay
Visitor
Mary Ann
McDonnell
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Davidson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Davidson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Davidson | Sister | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
William | Davidson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Davidson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John Mck | Davidson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Mackay | Visitor | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | McDonnell | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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