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Household of Joseph Davidson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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.

Joseph Davidson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Davidson, born in 1838 in , consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Samuel (born 1871 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Davidson's household

Male

Joseph

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Samuel

Davidson

Son
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son
Male

Robert

Davidson

Son
Male

George

Davidson

Son
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Davidson

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

John

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

14

1867

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

12

1869

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Samuel

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Davidson

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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