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Household of Janet Davidson (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Janet Davidson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Davidson, born in 1831 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; James (born 1863 in Kilpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Kilpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Granddaughter, Isabella Moffat, born in 1875 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Janet Davidson's household

Female

Janet

Davidson

Head
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Female

Isabella

Moffat

Granddaughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Davidson

Head

Widow

50

1831

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Davidson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

6

1875

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Moffat

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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