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Household of John Davidson (born 1849, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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.

John Davidson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1849 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Davidson, born in 1848 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1876 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Eliza Forbes, born in 1872 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland.


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Annie

Davidson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

32

1849

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Annie

Davidson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Davidson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

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