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Household of John Davidson (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New 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.

John Davidson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1832 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1838 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie E (born 1864 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann G (born 1878 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Peter (born 1862 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Female

Maggie E

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
Male

George

Davidson

Son
Female

Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Female

Ann G

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Souter

Servant
Male

Peter

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Davidson

Head

Married

49

1832

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie E

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

15

1866

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

13

1868

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

-

11

1870

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Davidson

Son

-

9

1872

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann G

Davidson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Souter

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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