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Household of John Davidson (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1848 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Davidson, born in 1843 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1877 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1868 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1872 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Allan (born 1879 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Janet

Davidson

Wife
Male

James

Cooper

Step Son
Female

Jane

Cooper

Step Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

Allan

McCaskell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

33

1848

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Davidson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Cooper

Step Son

-

13

1868

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Cooper

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Allan

McCaskell

Boarder

-

2

1879

City, Midlothian, Scotland

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